Her Graceful War Song



Chapter 949

Outside Arcane Sanctum, two lanterns hung, casting a faint glow. As Rafael and the others arrived on horseback, Carissa, supported by Violet, emerged from the building.

The moment she stepped outside, Leroy's body stiffened and his heart pounded wildly.

Had they truly failed?

A wave of red fury flooded his eyes. It had to be Harvey-he was the one behind this! That traitor hadn't wanted to ally with Westhaven to rebel. He was sent by the king of Starhaven!

Carissa's hair was slightly disheveled, and her injured arm was bandaged. She had changed into a new outer garment, likely brought to her by someone from home.C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

Rafael immediately dismounted and quickly approached her under the flickering light, his voice laced with concern, asking, "Are you alright?"

Carissa's tone was filled with frustration and grievance as she replied, "If I hadn't reacted quickly, Commander Icarus would have dislocated my entire arm. I don't know why he has such a deep grudge against me. To go so far as to personally lead an assassination attempt

Despite her words, she still reached out and grasped Rafael's hand, patting it lightly to assure him she was fine.

Leroy could hear the accusation in her words. Disbelief flickered in his eyes as he studied Carissa, as though he was trying to discern whether she was truly the Hell Monarch's

princess consort.

"This is impossible!" His voice was hoarse, tinged with desperation. "I want to see Commander Icarus. I refuse to believe he could do such a thing!"

Rafael held Carissa's hand, then turned to face Leroy with an icy expression. "Then, we'll go to the Supreme Court and settle this once and for all."

Leroy's face paled, his disbelief deepening as he watched the Hell Monarch help his wife onto her horse.

Even the maid mounted with agility, her movements swift and graceful. It was clear that she was no ordinary servant. She was skilled, her martial prowess evident. This wasn't just any maid.

The Supreme Court was brightly lit late into the night.

Icarus and the five suicide soldiers who were freshly captured hadn't been imprisoned yet. Matthew, along with his team, was conducting a late-night interrogation.

When Leroy entered the interrogation room and saw Icarus, he was stunned beyond belief. The man looked utterly disheveled. A deep lash mark ran from the top of his head to his chin, nearly splitting his face in two. The scar looked terrifying. His body was also covered in multiple lash marks. Given Icarus' martial prowess, it was clear he hadn't been overwhelmed by a group of skilled fighters. The injuries on his body were all from a single person.

Leroy instinctively glanced at the red whip hanging at Carissa's waist.

Could it be her? How could that be possible?!

"Mr. Stellwyn!" Icarus urgently called out in Westic the moment he saw Leroy.

Leroy furrowed his brows, looking around at the people present. They were all part of the interrogation and could presumably understand Westic. Leroy couldn't possibly ask Icarus about the details or tell him to deny it.

Instead, he could only ask in Westic, They say you ambushed the Hell Monarch's wife and injured her. Is that true?"

Just as Icarus was about to claim he was innocent, Rafael interrupted coldly, "What else could it be? The stealth attire he's wearing is the same as the ones the suicide soldiers wore. It's not as if Commander Icarus went off to enjoy a walk in the middle of the night in those clothes right after attending a palace banquet, right?"

That was when Icarus remembered he was wearing the same kind of stealth attire as the suicide soldiers. There was no way he could plead innocence now.

"A walk? Hah!" Michael snapped. "When I arrived with the Capital Guard, they were already in the middle of the assassination. A dozen of them were attacking three people. Had I arrived any later, Commander Sinclair would have been dead in their hands!"

Matthew sharply demanded in fluent Westic, "Your spies from Westhaven killed the entire Sinclair family. Now, you can't even spare Commander Sinclair. What kind of deep-seated hatred do you have with the Sinclair family?"

Leroy and Icarus both gasped in shock. If there was one thing that Westhaven was guilty of in this conflict, it was the slaughter of the Sinclair family.

With the mention of the Sinclair family and their ties to Westhaven, the entire incident was sealed. The world would believe that the assassination attempt was real.

What was worse was that this assassination attempt happened right before the negotiations. If word got out, no one would believe Westhaven was coming to negotiate in good faith.

Harvey's attempt to approach them was nothing but a facade. It was all a Starhaven plot. They had set a trap with a dozen suicide soldiers, and Leroy had foolishly walked right into it.

Leroy lifted his cold, piercing gaze and locked eyes with the Hell Monarch. He wanted to shout that Starhaven had sent Harvey to Westhaven to set this up, but he swallowed his

words when he saw the chilling depths of Rafael's gaze.

No, he couldn't act on impulse.

This was still just a guess. He couldn't keep falling into their traps over and over again.