Her Graceful War Song

Kyle shook his head, "Yes, sorry. I forgot about that. I've been locked up in the Pathfinders Guild for a while now, and it's making me a little loopy."

Carissa pointed at Violet. "Violet visited the Kingsley family today. They know she's Thomas' godsister. She can invite Darin out. I believe that even the Kingsley family knows Violet is connected to us. But if she brings along someone from the Farrell family, I think Madam Kingsley will agree."

Jacob looked at Violet with hopeful eyes. "I'm counting on you for everything, Ms. Spencer."

Violet was loyal and righteous, so she immediately agreed. "Sure! Tell me about her childhood, so I can bring it up when I see her. That way, I can gauge her reaction and at least get a rough idea of what she's like."

Jacob stood up, but Rafael quickly pushed him back down. "Stay seated."

Jacob tried to stand again. "No..."

He was met with another forceful shove from Rafael, accompanied by a sharp command, "Sit down!"

With a resigned sigh, Jacob explained, "I need to grab something-a toy from her childhood. I'll have Ms. Spencer take it with her."

Rafael withdrew his hand. "Go ahead."

Jacob stood up and turned to apologize to Violet. "I got a bit carried away earlier. I hope you can forgive me, Ms. Spencer." "It's fine. I got spooked myself."

Violet had just come back from seeing Darin, and then she found a portrait of the same woman hanging in the study. It was shocking. It was her lack of experience, really-she never expected that from Darin's parents' and her childhood portraits, Kyle could predict what Darin looked like now. While there were many paintings, this particular one was so accurate that it genuinely startled Violet.

It was truly shocking.

"Well, I'm counting on you, Ms. Spencer. I'll be right back." Jacob stepped outside, wobbling a bit as he walked. Once he was through the door, he bent over to rest his hands on his knees. He took a moment to straighten up and breathe slowly, reminding himself to stay calm.

Rafael watched Jacob's retreating

figure, and sighed softly. "I've known for a long time about his search for

his sister But in this vast sea of people, it's hard to find someone. Who would've thought they weren't separated by mountains and rivers, but were actually so close?"

Carissa said firmly, "We can't be sure that Darin is his sister, so it's too early to say anything definitive."

She turned to Violet and asked, "You met Darin-what do you think of her?"

Violet thought for a moment. "Well, her appearance is exactly like the paintings-no doubt about that. When we met, she barely spoke a couple of sentences, but I could tell she was a bit uncomfortable. She walked slowly when she arrived, and hurried off when she left. At the time, I thought it was just because she hadn't learned the proper etiquette and still had some of that old street behavior, but now I wonder if she wasn't really keen on the whole arrangement.

"Oh, and by the way, she has a really pleasant aura."

"A pleasant aura? What do you mean by that?" Carissa asked.

Violet tapped her chin, her gaze drifting upward. "It's hard to explain. It's like us there's a common trait among people like us that allows us to sense certain surface-level things about each other. Of course, I have no idea what she truly thinks."

"Do you think she's not entirely on board with this marriage?"

"Yeah, I get that feeling. She hardly even looked at Thomas." Violet struggled to articulate her intuition until she finally landed on a fitting word. "Conflicted! I feel like she's really conflicted."

Carissa considered this for a

moment. "I see what you mean.

She's lived a rough life, where swift justice and revenge are paramount, Eleanor saved her life, and she

wants to repay her. But she pronet

never imagined this would be how she would do it. And given what she likely knows about Thomas reputation, she's torn between honoring Eleanor's kindness and her own conscience. That's probably why you sense her inner conflict."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Carissa added, "But this analysis might not be accurate."Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

After all, no one truly knew what Darin was like. Judging her character based solely on a fleeting encounter wouldn't lead to the right conclusions.