Chapter 23: Rebellion
For the valet Eugene, Isabelle Walton was like a woman in the glory of God, with a white light that is difficult to describe in words, and he almost regarded her as the most beautiful image of St. Michael, God's hand-appointed protector.
The inner monologue of an inferior, lowly young servant is replaced by another view of hallucinations and delusions caused by paranoid schizophrenia, transient lobob changes caused by epilepsy, etc. As illusions and delusions expand from the psyche to real life, Isabel is seen as the spiritual leader of the traditional Catholics, or as a symbol of the Catholic alliance against the Protestants.
If she were to be promoted as the spiritual leader of the Catholic League against the Protestants, it would have sent her to the guillotine for opposing Henry VIII's Reformation. Even if she was able to escape death, she would still be hated and antagonized by the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, Elizabeth I.
Of course, Isabel, who has the ability to think and analyze logically in modern human beings, would not be stupid enough to come this far. If the truth had come to this point, it would be entirely possible that she would have chosen another important role to play herself, allowing herself to happily complete this extremely unusual and unbelievable "long journey".
Eugene, the valet who is completely unnoticed by others and has little thought or culture, does not provide a good answer to Isabel's question as expected. She had no choice but to focus on the captain of the knights to solve the problem.
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As Isabel followed the Knight Captain out of the passage outside Henry's study, she asked curiously, "Mr. Sir, it doesn't seem like you're going to take me to the execution ground to be burned at the stake, do you?" ”
Augustine was so angry at her answer that he wanted to laugh, shook his head, and said, "Miss Walton, if this happens, you'd better pray to God that the person tied to the cross is another woman." ”
"Well, but I like to pray to my God. Uh, sir, knight, Mr. Walton, if you still want to call me Miss Walton, I can call you that forever. ”
"Well, since we want to get along for a long time in the future, you can call me Sir or Captain, and I can call you by your name."
"Hey, wait, what did you say? Staying together for a long time? ”
"Yes, this is the judgment made by His Highness against you."
When the two of them came to the courtyard of the castle, the male and female servants who shuttled back and forth between the courtyard looked at Augustine with curious eyes after saluting Augustine. Anne Cook hid beside her mother, who was a kitchen maid, and secretly watched her by clutching her long dress, and whispered to her mother Lena, "Mom, is she the witch?" ”
Lena hurriedly stopped her daughter and said, "Don't talk, dear. ”
As if hearing Anne's words, Isabel smiled at her and greeted, "Hello, pretty little girl. ”
Augustine glanced at her and said, "Hurry up, there's still a lot of work to do." ”
Isabel chased after him and hurriedly asked, "Sir, if you don't tell me about the verdict that your Royal Highness the Duke has made to me, I won't follow you." ”
"Isabel, do you still think you're going to be executed as a witch?"
"That's not good. What if Your Royal Highness the Duke is going to feed me and let me die happily!? ”
Augustine did not expect that she would have the same rebellious character as her daughter Rosalind, and sighed heavily and whispered: "God, I beg you to forgive me for my sins." ”
Isabel grinned and glanced at the middle-aged man, she knew what Jazz was muttering. Leaned forward and whispered, "If you want to go to the priest to confess and get forgiveness of sins through the priest's declaration, I don't mind dozing off outside the confession." ”
Augustine shook his head as he walked and said, "All right, Isabel, I'll explain everything when I get to the guardhouse." ”
When they arrived at the garrison of the guards in the castle, some of the probationary knights went out to patrol the lord's territory according to their daily schedule, some knights were in charge of guarding the castle, and the rest of the men took care of their horses and wiped their weapons and armor.
As soon as the two would-be lancers, who were laughing and wiping their weapons, saw Augustine's arrival, they immediately got up and pressed their left hand to their right chest, and at the same time nodded in greeting and said, "Sir! ”
Augustine nodded in return, and then said aloud to the two of them, "Except for those who are out on patrol and those in charge of guards, you two call everyone back." Wait, call Sir Alex Ferguson back. ”
"Yes, Sir." The two would-be lancers agreed, and quickly left the guardhouse.
"Okay, what are you going to let me do next?" Isabel said, observing the surroundings of the guardhouse and some of the facilities.
"Stay here. Also, you'd better not have the idea of running away. Augustine left Isabel and walked into the guardhouse alone.
Isabel pursed her lips and followed into the guardhouse and said, "Sir, how can I escape without horses, weapons, or money?" The last time I escaped, wasn't you captured? ”
Augustine unloaded his sword, sat down at the table, picked up a clay bottle on the table, poured himself wine, and said, "Isabel, you are very clever. Last time, if you hadn't taken rash action, my people and I wouldn't have been able to catch you. ”
Isabel unceremoniously sat down opposite the captain of the Knights, picked up a seemingly clean wooden wine glass, and poured herself a glass of wine as she smiled and said, "Sir, if you are complimenting me, I will thank you very much." ”
"Isabel, you want to know your punishment for Your Highness? I tell you now, you are to be one of my knightly squires. ”
"Knight squire? If I'm not mistaken, it seems that the knights, cadet knights, and knightly squires of the military-trained cavalry should all be served by men. ”
"I didn't expect you to know a lot about the knighthood system. Well, I will definitely visit your monastery teacher in Andorra la Vella if I have the chance. ”
Isabel smiled lightly and asked, "Why did His Royal Highness the Duke make such a decision?" He won't forget that I'm a woman. ”
After drinking a large glass of wine, Augustine poured himself another glass and said: "Regarding the fact that you killed His Highness's serfs before, His Highness has decided to punish you with a certain amount of property. Of course, this is a decision that His Highness made to you after considering Ackerman's actions. ”
Isabel was a little surprised, and after thinking about it, she said, "But, I don't have any money, how can I pay the fine?" ”
"Don't worry, for some special reason, I can pay this fine for you. However, you must be my cavalry squire to repay the money owed to me. ”