Viscount Carlisle's standard-bearer could not help but be a little surprised by the arrival of his relatives as he left the main building with Joseph and came to the curtain wall that ran from south to north in the square. Ernest Walton glanced at the two gates set up on the curtain wall, and said to Joseph, "Your Excellency, do you know why Isabel is visiting me at this time?" ”

Joseph also didn't know Isabelle's idea of coming to Ponte Frekett Castle, so he just said casually: "I don't understand Miss Isabel's idea of coming to visit you at this time, but I think it must have something to do with the presence of your lord leading the army here." ”

After a moment's thought, Ernecht followed Joseph through the open gate toward the square. Meanwhile, Isabel remains in the open space of the courtyard trying to convince Joseph's sister Caroline of the essence of the pilgrimage or petition movement. She continued to explain to Caroline, who was a little dazed, "Carly, do you know what His Majesty would think of this pilgrimage of the northern nobility? ”

"I don't know, maybe His Majesty would think it was a large demonstration?"

"Not just a demonstration, but an insurrection with no precedent."

Carolyn Swift stopped and looked at her in amazement: "Rebellion? How is this possible? Did His Royal Highness the Duke of Richmond tell you? ”

Isabel took her arm off her shoulder and said in a stern tone, "If it's not a rebellion, then why are so many troops of the northern nobility gathered near Lord Darcy's castle?" ”

Then she pointed to the noblewomen, the eldest sons, and the young ladies who were resting and strolling in the clearing, and said, "If it is not a rebellion, what are the northern nobles holding these people for?" Isn't all this a preparation prepared in advance for the coercion of His Majesty? ”

Caroline did not speak, blinking and muttering, "Father told me that this is to restore His Majesty's long-standing Catholic faith, and that he and the other northern nobles are the protectors of the Catholic Church and the poor." ”

"So, you think so too?"

"Yes, you know the position of the Catholic Church in the North, and the poor people also need the convents dissolved by His Majesty the King to provide relief and comfort to their lives and spirits."

"Well, I don't disagree with you or your father. But have you considered the consequences for you and your family? ”

As Caroline fell into silent thought, the wooden door in the middle of the curtain wall of the internment center was opened by the sergeant again. Isabel saw a tall young man who looked like her mother, Antonia, walk in, and she knew that this young man must be the titular brother Ernest she was looking for.

Isabel had hardly met Ernest since arriving in Richmondshire, and because Ernest had served in Carlisle Castle on the border for many years, the two had only known each other through family letters and conversations. Today was the first time the two had met, but they had met to talk about treason at the cost of their lives.

Ernest Walton always believed that it was the power of God that brought his sister Rosalind back to earth. Although Rosalind came back and gave herself another name and completely changed her life, he still believed that the Isabel in front of him was the Rosalind who he would love for the rest of his life.

"Carrie, you go back first, I have something to talk to Ernest." Isabel looked at Caroline gently.

Caroline glanced at Ernest, who was walking in the direction of the two, shook her head and said, "Okay, but you're going to tell me what the consequences will be." ”

Isabel and Ernest greeted each other about the situation, and the conversation quickly turned to the current massive pilgrimage. She had thought that Ernest would be just an ordinary would-be knight in the Frontier Army, but after he excitedly told her that he had assumed the special role of Viscount Carlisle's standard-bearer, she began to think that she would leave the militarized castle in despair and frustration.

"Isabel, aren't you happy for me, for the Waltons?" It seems that Ernest cares a lot about the other party's attitude.

"Congratulations, Ernest, for becoming the Walton family's first-ever standard-bearer for the army." Isabel had a visibly perfunctory expression on her face, just coping with her brother.

"Lord Carlyle has told me that he will recommend me to the king when this petition to the king is successful, and that I will become a knight who has been officially canonized."

"Ernest, Lord Carlisle really intends to lead his army all the way south until he enters the city of London?"

"How is that possible? The lords and other nobles only wanted to get rid of the evil ministers around the king and free the king. ”

Isabel said calmly as she strolled, "Have you ever wondered what His Majesty would have done to quell this pilgrimage if he had not shown mercy to the demands of the nobles and the people of the north?" ”

Ernest subconsciously glanced at her: "The king thinks that the northern nobles and people are... Rebel? ”

"Congratulations, Ernest, I'm glad you saw this." The smile on Isabel's face is very hypocritical no matter how you look at it.

"No, Isabel, the people of the north hope that the nobles will lead them to have a chance to talk to the king. Hopefully, the king would see the fact that their faith was destroyed, their land was taken away, and the poor people lost the protection of their monasteries. ”

The young standard-bearer was right, and Isabel did not deny the bloodshed, death, and endless hatred, curses, and even signs of the complete defeat of one side in the fierce struggle between Protestantism and Catholicism. However, this is the stage of fusion of tradition and reform, and it is a long road that the northern region will inevitably embark on to compromise with the king, the royal family, and the government.

Isabel pouted, "Well, since you and your lord think it's the right thing to do, then you go for it." All I have to tell you, though, is that you and your lords will have to pay a heavy price for this petition campaign! ”

Under the influence of Viscount Carlisle, Ernest, who considered the position of the lord to be more important than the king, said disapprovingly: "The price? The lord led me and led the army only to ask the people to restore the Catholic faith and get rid of evil ministers like Thomas Cromwell. Will the king shelter the evil and punish the righteous and the just? ”

In Isabel's eyes, Ernest had become very stubborn at this time. The influence of his relatives on him was not enough to shake the status and lofty image of Viscount Carlisle in his mind.

Now there is no need to talk anymore, the corners of Isabel's mouth are crooked, and she looks at her brother and says, "I only hope that you are right, and I hope that you and your relatives will have a moment to meet again." ”

Ernest also smiled and said, "When I am canonized as a knight by His Majesty the King, I will definitely return." ”