Her Graceful War Song

After leaving the palace, Carissa boarded the carriage bound for Harmony Palace.

Today, she had originally planned to visit Eleanor, but the sudden royal summons had delayed her. However, the delay wasn't a major setback. By afternoon, Eleanor would have awakened from her nap and would be full of energy, so Carissa expected not to be disappointed.

In recent days, Carissa had been organizing the storerooms, sorting out the dowry items brought back from Valor Estate. Some items needed to be sold, while others were to be stacked in a corner. Since she was marrying Rafael, she couldn't use those items as part of her dowry. After tidying up the storerooms, she needed to make a list of what new items were necessary. Frederick was to prepare this list.

Among the clutter, she discovered the miniature sculpture of the chastity belt sent by Eleanor. It was exquisitely carved and made from a rare, precious type of marble.

Such an expensive "gift" obviously had to be returned to Eleanor. When Eleanor had sent the miniature sculpture, the news of Carissa's father and brothers' deaths had just reached the capital. She was still in Meadow Ridge and had not yet returned, so she had never actually seen the miniature sculpture.

She had thought her mother would throw it away. Instead, it had been hidden in the storeroom. Perhaps Melanie had been too grief-stricken at the time to give proper instructions, and the servants, hesitant to dispose of it recklessly, had simply left it in a corner.

Carissa picked up the miniature sculpture, and examined it closely. It was the size of a jewelry box, with the words "Chastity" intricately carved on the front and "Legacy" carved on the back.

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She could imagine how enraged and helpless her mother must have felt upon receiving this miniature sculpture. The helplessness came from having lost all the men in the family, leaving her to care for her. orphaned grandchildren.Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

How could Melanie dare oppose Eleanor then?

Previously, Carissa had assumed the miniature sculpture had been discarded and thus hadn't visited Eleanor. Now that it had been found, it had to be returned with proper respect.

During Eleanor's birthday banquet, when Carissa mentioned that everyone could come see the miniature sculpture, she hadn't actually known it was still there. She had been confident that no one would be interested in seeing it. Even if people felt deep down that Eleanor was cruel, they wouldn't go out of their way to visit Northwatch Estate to view such a cursed object.

As the carriage arrived at Harmony Palace, Carissa instructed Lulu and the others to wait in the carriage. Then, she took the miniature chastity belt sculpture and leaped out.

The gatekeeper recognized her, and hurriedly tried to stop her. Carissa brushed him aside, and strode forward.

The palace guards weren't idle. Seeing someone break in, they quickly took their positions. After the incident at Eleanor's birthday banquet, the guards were well aware that Carissa was considered an enemy of the grand princess.

The head guard maintained a semblance of courtesy. Before taking any action, he said, "Lady Sinclair, Grand Princess Eleanor has instructed that you are not to set foot in Harmony Palace. Please leave immediately, or we will have to use force, and you may be injured."

Standing before the head guard, Carissa calmly replied, "Go ahead and do what you must."

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With a nimble leap, she stepped onto their heads and sprang onto the rooftop. With a series of swift jumps, she made her way into the inner courtyard in no time.

The head guard was taken aback, but he quickly shouted, "Quick, to the inner courtyard! Protect the grand princess!"

But the guards were too late. Carissa had already burst into the courtyard, and was now standing before Eleanor.

Eleanor was enjoying her coffee and pastries. Every afternoon after her nap, she would savor a cup of bitter coffee paired with a sweet treat.

Just as she raised her cup, a figure flashed before her eyes and landed right in front of her, causing her cup to clatter to the floor.

When she saw that it was Carissa, her face turned red with anger. " Carissa Sinclair, how dare you? Have you no respect for me?!"