Her Graceful War Song novel Chapter 1640

As Carissa and Melanie were leaving, Victoria sent Keith to escort them out of Serenity Palace.

Carissa took the opportunity to slip him a letter. "Would you be so kind as to pass this along to Her Majesty?"

Keith blinked in surprise. "Why did you not hand it to Her Majesty herself just now, Lady Sinclair?"

Supporting her mother gently, Carissa replied, "It's merely a note of thanks. I'm not good with words, so I thought it best to write it down."

Keith chuckled. "I see. Very well. I shall see it delivered."

That very afternoon, Carissa set out for Victory Pass, taking Travis and Lulu along with her. Before departing, she also sent letters to Violet, Bun, and Cynthia, asking them to travel to Victory Pass as well. They all had to arrive before the city's defenses were tested by war.

As for the letter to Victoria, it held no words of gratitude at all.

Instead, Carissa wrote to inform the queen dowager that Winona, who had long wandered abroad, had returned with troubling news. Westhaven's factions were tearing themselves apart, and were likely to seize upon the conflict between the two kingdoms to further their schemes.

Though Victoria typically refrained from meddling in affairs of the kingdom, this matter was far from trivial. If she believed it, she would surely speak to the king. Salvador respected and trusted Victoria deeply, and he would dispatch carrier pigeons to his spies stationed in Westhaven without delay to investigate.

If reinforcements could be sent to Victory Pass sooner than in Carissa's previous life, then the battle need not be so desperate. Fewer soldiers would have to give their lives.

When Carissa and her companions finally arrived at Victory Pass, tensions between the two kingdoms had already begun to flare, though no full assault had yet been launched.

The Sullivan family was naturally glad to see her, but when they thought of Carissa's father and brothers' sacrifice, they couldn't help feeling sad. They asked about how things were at home, and while they were told everything was fine, no one truly believed it could be.

Carissa wept more than once, partly when speaking of her late father and brothers, but also when she saw with her own eyes that her third and seventh uncles were alive and well. And her grandparents were also still in good health.

Wyatt nodded. "Indeed. The scouts reported that Westhaven has been moving grain to Fawnrun City, which we all found strange. Westhaven's supplies are typically stored in Brightmere City, near the western mountains. That's where most of their soldiers are stationed. Why send rations to Fawnrun? We couldn't make sense of it until now."

Dominic was deep in thought a little longer, then looked at Carissa and asked, "You mean to say that General Liam will be lured away, and General Leroy will take temporary command, then strike against Victory Pass. But if that is so, then all this movement of troops and grain…General Liam doesn't know of it? How many men do they mean to gather?"

For as it stood, Westhaven's current border forces were far too few to launch a full assault. And yet, they must be calling in reinforcements if they truly meant to attack. But how could such a major shift in troops be hidden from Liam?

"He likely knows nothing of it. He may believe it's only routine supply or small reinforcements. General Leroy must be hiding it from him, likely with help from his allies at court. As for how many men… the report didn't say exactly, but it won't be less than 200,000 soldiers," Carissa answered quickly.

Dominic's expression changed. "200,000? Then, we must make preparations at once, or we'll be caught off guard when their army reaches our gates."

He dared not imagine what kind of chaos that would bring.