Chapter 973
After a while, Winona appeared at the entrance of Concord Lodge. It was likely she hadn't calone. When
Carissa had seen her earlier, she had been dressed in stealth attire. But now, she wore her usual attire and her
stealth attire was nowhere in sight. Carissa hurried over to greet her and asked, "What's the situation, Winona?"
"| stayed on the roof of Grand Princess Lisandra's quarters for a while. She's unconscious. There are a few maids
by her side. | overheard them talking-she cback from the Diplomatic Affairs Department not long ago and
suddenly went into a fit. She even bit someone. After that, she lost consciousness," Winona replied.
"She went into a fit and bit someone? Could she have gone momentarily insane?" Violet exclaimed, astonished.
"Did you hear what they said in the main courtyard?" Carissa asked.
"They were arguing in the main courtyard. Swanted to summon a royal physician or Sebastian, but others
opposed it. Since | was on the roof, | couldn't tell who was for or against it." "Was there a woman among those
opposing?"
"Yes," Winona replied. When she saw Travis, she knew Carissa and the others must already know that one of
Lisandra's female officials was involved. "But | can't be sure if it was Penny." "Were many people opposing calling
for a physician?" Carissa pressed.
"About three or four people. But it wasn't just opposition-they were weighing the situation. One woman, though,
was adamantly against it. She argued that our Starhaven physicians were no match for their royal physician, and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthere was a risk of harm." "So, the people opposing are mainly concerned that Grand Princess Lisandra might
suffer if the wrong decision is made, and they're worried about the consequences?" Carissa clarified.
Winona nodded. "That's one way to put it."
Carissa didn't hesitate. "Then, let's go!"
Travis stopped her for a moment. "Should we inform His Highness? Perhaps he should make the decision."
"No," Carissa said firmly. "This is my decision, not His Highness'."
She immediately sent a message for the Capital Guard on watch to cover, and ordered, "You will go in with
Mr. Travis and Ms. Spencer. Try to avoid any conflict and do not engage with any envoys." "Understood!" the
capital guards responded in unison.
Travis and Violet led the way with the Capital Guard, while Carissa and Winona followed closely behind with
Sebastian in tow.
The Westhaven guards saw them
coming in full force and immediately stepped forward to block their path. Violet and Travis tried to
communicate with them, but it was e like a Conversation between a chicken and a duck-neither side could
understand the other. This led to the envoys from the main courtyard coming out.
"What are you doing? What's going on?" Leroy shouted as he appeared, visibly furious.
Carissa stepped forward. "We've learned that Grand Princess Lisandra is unwell, and we've brought Starhaven's
renowned physician here to treat her."
"No need for that." Leroy waved his hand dismissively. "We have our royal physician. Step back."
Penny's expression changed slightly as she approached. "How did you find out?"
Carissa looked to Winona, her eyes silently asking a question-was it her?
Winona recognized the voice-it was the sone she had overheard earlier, the woman who had opposed
summoning a physician. She nodded in confirmation.
Upon hearing Penny's words, Leroy snapped out of his thoughts and turned to Carissa with renewed fury. "That's
right, how did you know? Did you break in? Or have you been spying on us? Eavesdropping on our
conversations?"
"During the negotiations, we were
aware that Grand Princess Lisandra
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was unwell," Carissa said, raising her
voice. "We cin just now to use se the restroom and overheard your guards discussing her condition, saying
it was quite serious. Hence, we brought Sebastian here to treat her. We're doing this because we don't want
Grand Princess Lisandra's health to affect the
negotiations."
"Absurd!" Amos scoffed. "How could it affect the negotiations? Tomorrow's talks won't be canceled. We aren't
reliant on just Grand Princess Lisandra for negotiations." Garrick stepped forward. "Since they're already here,
we might as well let them in. Her Highness hasn't woken up yet."
"No!" Leroy immediately objected. "Who knows what they're really after?"
Penny's face was also filled with suspicion.
"I don't agree, either," she said. "Our
royal physician, Mr. Glover, is the one who understands Her Highness' condition best. How can we allow just any
physician to treat her? Even though we're not at war, the relationship between our two kingdoms is still
somewhat hostile. Also, we're in the middle of a
delicate negotiation. If they take advantage of this and harm Her Highness, can we take responsibility for that?"