Her Graceful War Song novel Chapter 753

Matthew said in a low voice, "I've looked through it as well, Your Highness. Fortunately, this records the origins of those women, so we can send people to inform each of their families."

"Have the retrieval teams returned yet?" Rafael asked.

"Not yet. The well is very deep and has been sealed for a long time. We need to wait until the stench dissipates a bit before anyone can go down. The people sent to retrieve the box reported that they had descended, but there were decayed and swollen bodies in the well that couldn't be brought up—more than one, in fact. These rotting corpses are also hindering the retrieval of other remains."

"Are the coroners on-site? Send a request to the Royal Citadel and have them dispatch some to assist," Rafael commanded.

"They have already gone."

"Good. Have the weapons been accounted for? I need to report to the palace," Rafael inquired further.

"Yes, the inventory is here." Matthew quickly pulled a ledger from the table and handed it to Rafael. "Everything is categorized for your review."

Rafael opened the ledger.

There were 1,000 bows, 500 crossbow machines, 380 bundles of arrows—each bundle containing 100 arrows—800 sets of full armor, 300 long swords, 300 spears, 300 short knives, 600 swords, and three barrels of gunpowder. The total count of other weapons—axes, iron rods, and whips—exceeded 1,000.

If these weapons were said to be for the defense of the residence, no one would believe it.

Moreover, the regulations regarding armor are extremely strict. Even royal residences were not permitted to possess full metal armor.

Rafael had a set, but it was only for his own use and not his soldiers.

The guards in the estate wore either leather armor or wooden armor, and even these couldn't be worn outside. Doing so was a violation of the law, with penalties that could vary widely depending on the severity of the offense and whether anyone was inclined to make a big deal out of it.

Even if Matthew could make excuses for the other weapons in the ledger, just the presence of crossbows or armor could be considered treasonous.

Rafael turned to Carissa. "I'll head to the palace for a bit. This evidence could strip her of her title as a grand princess."