Chapter 57 - Commander of all Forces

With frustration still racing through her mind, Lydia got off her horse and gave the reins to a stable hand. She entered the house, finding little solace in the well-known hallways as she was ready to tell her father what had happened that day. “Well, what happened?” he asked “I have failed you, Father” she said, “What do you mean?” Struggling to maintain her calm, Lydia took a deep breath. "Father, a serious misunderstanding has occurred. At the camp, the commander... Ella has been trained as a soldier by him. She was never supposed to serve in the armed forces. I intended that she continued as a maid” “I'm still waiting for the part where you tell me how you failed me, child” he said as he sipped his tea. “But then, a maid receiving military training? how did this even happen?” he asked, his brows wrinkling in confusion. Lydia shook her head, her temper erupting again. “I'm not sure. He says that in the letter I wrote to him, it was implied that Ella was going to receive