Chapter 74: Adoration

The Duke of Richmond, unhelmeted, dressed in full suit of would-be lancer light armor and carrying a stabbing sword given to him by Henry VIII on his left side, rode excitedly to the garrison of the guards on a white, purebred and superior bob horse.

At first glance, Henry noticed Isabel Walton standing in a beam with a longbow, leather armor and a sword, but the second time he saw the Earl of Lancashire talking to him with a smile on his face.

When young Henry, with a gloomy face, drove his horse to a distance from the two men, Augustine, Jacob, and Isabel, who were present, noticed his arrival.

After the crowd had saluted him, Henry turned over and dismounted and handed the reins to Sir Alex Ferguson behind him. Without saying a word, he walked up to Isabel and blinked his eyes and whispered, "Good day, Miss Walton." ”

Isabel saluted and said calmly, "Good day, Your Highness." ”

Then, Henry turned his gaze to Jacob, who was standing aside, and said, "Lord Lancashire, I wonder what made you, who are good at hunting, give up today's hunting activities?" ”

Jacob's eyes swept over Henry's immature face, focused on a certain point of Henry's jaw, and said, "Duke, please forgive me for leaving the hunting ground early. If my father hadn't died in an accident during last year's hunt, I don't think I would have been so emotionally depressed. ”

"Well, I am very sorry for what happened to the old Earl of Lancashire. But can a Burgundian waitress from Europe change your current mood? ”

"Duke, it's not what you think. I had intended to have a good view of your castle, your church of Nazareth, but I did not expect one of your attendants to be so skilled in archery. Despite the fact that your squire is a young, beautiful lady. ”

Henry didn't believe the Earl's words, turned his gaze to Augustine, who was standing aside, and said, "Sir, is what Lord Lancashire said true?" ”

Augustine nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Highness." I was teaching Miss Walton archery when Lord Lancashire happened to be passing by. ”

"Sir, are you speaking to me in God's name?"

"Yes, Your Highness, in God's name."

Jacob looked at Henry with a smile, but said indignantly, "It's just a young Burgundian woman, is it necessary to be so serious?" ”

"Why would Henry take this woman so seriously? Well, he must have wanted her to be his mistress. Yes, definitely. ”

"Sure enough, it's the illegitimate son of Henry VIII, and he and his father who wears the crown of the King of England are fucking perverts, and he wants any woman."

"Little bastard, don't forget that this is the North, where most nobles and families will not recognize your father's authority."

Henry didn't realize how many waves of rebellion were brewing beneath Jacob's calm face. At this time, he believed what his knight said, and his previous emotions came out of the haze.

He waved at Sir Alex Ferguson, who was behind him, and smiled at Isabel and said, "Look, Miss Walton, what have I brought you?" ”

Isabel didn't care what the two young nobles were at odds with. There was only one thing she cared about, and that was the looting that was going to take place this Sunday. If the law of England is not perfect in many respects, why should she have to fully abide by the law of the end of the Middle Ages?

Although she was unaware of the traditions and social conditions of the northern region in which she was at this time, the knights of Sir Augustine and Sir Alex Ferguson did not object when they heard of her plans for the plunder. This proves that the majority of the nobility and commoners here did not obey and approve of the national policies of the English royal family and government far south.

"Your Highness, I have sent someone to deliver what you wanted." Ferguson commanded two male servants to carry over a large black adult boar that looked to weigh at least 560 pounds (about 508 pounds). The two servants gasped for breath as they laboriously placed the boar on the ground.

"Good. Sir, you can have a few more drinks at the dinner party that will be held later. And the two of you, each of whom will get a duck that has been grilled. Henry, who was very accomplished, said with a smile.

"Thank God, Your Highness for your generosity and kindness." Ferguson and the two servants agreed applaudedly.

"My God, how can this wild boar be so huge?" Isabel looked at the boar, which was covered with scars from being bitten by hounds, scratched by the claws of falcons, and shot with arrows by knights or nobles.

Henry was about to tell her how he and his knights had hunted the boar when Sir Ralph, the captain of Jacob's guard, strode over, followed by a long line of servants carrying various prey.

Sir Ralph, dressed in a quasi-lancer armor and knight's cape, with two swords, one long and one short, stuck diagonally on his left waist, saluted and greeted Henry, Duke of Richmond, when he saw his lord and Henry. Then he saluted and greeted Jacob.

Henry looked coldly at the various prey brought by Jacob's servants, and said in a tone of slight disgust: "Lord Lancashire, are you using your prey to show me how brave and fearless your knights are?" ”

Jacob smiled lightly and said to him, "Duke, I believe that your knights have also hunted a lot of prey to boast about in today's hunt. These prey are just an expression of my admiration for Lady Isabel. ”

"Lord Lancashire, she's my knightly squire, why are you doing this?"

"Duke, for before you came, I and your knight, Sir Augustine, had just enjoyed a wonderful show of archery."

Henry immediately fixed his gaze on Augustine's face and said coldly, "Sir, I think you can give me a better explanation for Lord Lancashire, don't you?" ”

Augustine walked up to him, bowed slightly, and whispered a few words in his ear. After hearing this, Henry looked at Isabel in great surprise and said, "Miss Walton, can you really shoot 12 arrows in a row??" ”

Isabel just pursed her lips and promised, "Yes, Your Highness." ”

"My God, it's unbelievable, unbelievable."

"Your Highness, I just think I'm lucky."

"No, no, no, it's not lucky. Miss Walton, you... Can you demonstrate it for me one more time? ”

"Uh, of course."

Henry seemed to see a hint of embarrassment on Isabel's face, and hurriedly added, "I will give you a rich gift." If you are really willing to take Lord Lancashire's prey, I will not object to it. ”

Isabel was really happy, because the red-haired boy Henry fell headfirst into the "trap" she had set beforehand. Because when she saw the different prey that Henry and Jacob had given her, a new plan had already been conceived in her mind. The plan was to sell all the game and use the money to order a modern American hunting bow, arrow, and archery equipment.