Her Graceful War Song

Salvador turned to Carissa and asked, “What have you found out abou

ties with Eleanor?”

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Carissa replied honestly, “I haven’t finished my Inquiries yet, Your Majesty. So far, I’ve discovered that one of Henry’s concubine’s daughters is at Stillcrest Estate Her name is Tabitha. After questioning her, it appears she hasn’t been involved in any tasks.

“That’s because her biological mother passed away the day after she entered the Marquis of Stillcrest’s family, so Eleanor couldn’t get hold of her weakness. Since she is favored by the Marquis of Stillcrest’s heir, she has since distanced herself from Eleanor.”

A glint of sharpness flashed in Salvador’s eyes. “Does anyone in the Marquis of Stillcrest’s family know her true identity?”

“The entire family claims to be unaware. I asked the servants, and they said Lady Tabitha house since she married into the family.

Salvador inquired further, “Is Tabitha still residing in Stillcrest Estate?”

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“She had a son and a daughter after entering the family, so she hasn’t been cast out. They’ve sent her to a monastery and have some people keeping an eye on her there.” Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.

Salvador continued, “We can’t trust the Marquis of Stillcrest’s family blindly. We must keep a close watch on them and investigate who they’ve had frequent dealings with in the past.”

*Rest assured, Your Majesty, we are already looking into it,” Carissa assured.

However, Salvador still seemed somewhat dissatisfied. “There were so many concubines‘ daughters sent out, so why have we only identified this one?”

“It’s because the person in charge of managing these concubines changes every so often, and most of those who’ve been replaced end up dead. It’s not that we’ve only found one. There’s also the courtesan who entered the Earl of Gracehold’s family. Her real name is Celeste, and she has since changed her appearance. According to one of the stewards in Harmony Palace, Celeste has left the capital,” Carissa explained.

“I see. Keep searching. We need to find them all and ensure they’re not being used again. They’re all unfortunate souls,” Salvador replied.

Salvador’s words had Carissa letting out a quiet sigh of relief. In truth, they had nearly found all the concubines‘ daughters. She just hadn’t had the chance to visit some, such as those in the Whitfield and Quinton families.

As for Tabitha, she had admitted her identity herself. When Carissa visited Stillcrest Estate, the woman immediately knelt and confessed her identity, so this needed to be reported.

Eleanor had sent the concubines‘ daughters out, and even the person responsible for overseeing them had to be changed every so often. This proved that the one lurking in the shadows couldn’t directly

contact them.

That was why Salvador could only utter the word “unfortunate“. If Eleanor hadn’t acted that way, those women would likely have become accomplices.

That was also why Carissa hadn’t revealed Celeste’s trip to the Southern Frontier to seek out Oliver. If she had mentioned it, those women would face dire consequences. The identity of Oliver, the marshal of the Southern Frontier, was far too sensitive.

Salvador would never allow anyone who had been in contact with Oliver to escape unscathed. All of Henry’s concubines‘ daughters shared the same fate. Celeste was identified as an accomplice,

Salvador would treat everyone else, including Carmen, the same way.

Throughout history, those in power have preferred to k the innocent rather than let a guilty party slip through their fingers.

After leaving the palace, Rafael asked, “Have we already sent someone to the Southern Frontier?”

A steward from Harmony Palace had told them that Celeste had inquired about Oliver’s preferences, and Matthew had been in charge of that particular interrogation.

After Matthew showed the testimony to Rafael, the latter tore it up. He believed it shouldn’t be reported because it involved the lives of those women and their biological mothers.

“Violet has sent someone.” Carissa hesitated, feeling uneasy. “You know His Majesty well. If you told him about Celeste’s trip to the Southern Frontier, what do you think he would do?”

Rafael lifted his chin slightly and peeked out the carriage window. His expression darkened. “That would be a gamble with an almost certain loss.”

Carissa sighed softly. “We’ve uncovered quite a bit. We’ve more or less established their identities. But in the end, we still have to present this list to the king, and we can only say that Celeste’s whereabouts are unknown.”

Tabitha had been sent to a monastery, and most of the others would soon follow. Even if they had given birth to children, the noble families couldn’t afford to keep them. Anyone even remotely connected to the rebellion would not be allowed to remain, especially since the purpose of these women entering the noble families had been so clear.

Even if Salvador described them as unfortunate souls, no one would be willing to take the risk. Salvador was unpredictable. Who could say that him calling them unfortunate today wouldn’t lead to a different conclusion tomorrow?