Her Graceful War Song novel Chapter 1130

By chance, Carissa was aware of Viola's predicament.

Of all the unfortunate timing, she happened to be there.

Today, Carissa had been quietly monitoring the Garrison Unit's patrols. Recently, there had been assessments for several tasks, and patrolling was one of them. Though the previous misconduct had been rectified, many merchants, seeing the patrols, still tried to flatter them by offering goods, much like before.

There had once been people assigned to watch over this, and though goods were confiscated, the effort had become lax. The patrols had grown more negligent, often stopping at coffeehouses to relax, a far cry from the discipline they were meant to uphold.

Carissa had hoped to catch a group of them in the act, to set an example and deter others. Unexpectedly, she stumbled upon this situation instead.

She had just been passing by Arcane Sanctum and had stopped in to ask for a cup of water. From behind the faint blue curtain in the back hall, she had witnessed the entire event unfold.

At first, she had only heard Viola's voice. Not wanting to run into her, Carissa decided to sit in the back hall. She thought Viola would simply buy her medicine and leave.

She had no idea that Viola was after Snowdrop Pills. When the shopkeeper told her they were out of stock, Viola refused to believe it.

At that moment, Silas arrived with a shipment of herbs. As if to make it clear that nothing was amiss between them, Viola greeted him. She even mentioned that she knew Arcane Sanctum kept a few Snowdrop Pills hidden away, and asked if he might do her a favor and sell her just one.

Given the crowd in the shop, Viola's public request made it clear that Silas would deny her. To everyone's surprise, his blunt refusal only upset her further. She began to cry, saying something about how they were once relatives and stormed out.

Coincidentally, Silas' wife, Riley, had heard that her husband was bringing in medicinal herbs that day. So, she came with food for him and happened to witness the scene. An argument immediately broke out.