Sir William, who was on his horse, looked at his colleague's daughter and said softly, "Your Excellency, the order to arrest the exiles is given by your father and me, and most of the time by the security forces. Your Excellency, would you still like to recruit some homeless people to work on your estates and workshops? ”

"I no longer need people on my estate and in my workshop. Your Excellency, on my way to Lord Cumberland's Castle, I rescued a female homeless with two children and a father. Isabel, who was always worried about Dorothy's family, shook her head slowly and explained, "I wonder if the court has arrested this female displaced person and her family. ”

Sir William nodded, and glanced thoughtfully at the houses near the courtroom, "Your Excellency, there are times when your father and I will be more merciful to the outcasts with children. As for the family you're talking about...... What is the name of this homeless woman? ”

"Dorothy Hurt, with some Southern accents."

"Well, I don't remember such a woman with a child."

At this moment, a male suspect in shackles dressed as a farmer in the team looked up at Isabel. didn't wait for him to look twice, just listened to "pop......!" With a bang, a painful look appeared on the man's face. A sergeant standing beside him with a leather whip slapped the man on the back and called out viciously, "Don't lift your lowly head." ”

"Stop, sergeant." The process of the man being whipped fell into Isabel's eyes, "Man, did you say anything to me?" ”

"Answer your words quickly. If you don't dare to speak, my whip will make you speak. The sergeant pointed the whip in his hand at the man's nose and rebuked.

The man cautiously raised his head again, but only dared to look at Isabel's tall leather boots, "Your Excellency, I probably remember what you said... This woman. ”

"Will you remember? Well, tell me, where did you meet the person I'm looking for? Isabel was very suspicious that the man was lying.

Although she was anxious to find Dorothy's family, she was still clear-headed. Sir William had arrested the man in the village of Kirbyhill, north of Richmond Castle, and Dorothy's family had walked all the way to the county from Fountain Abbey near the town of Ripon in the south, and it was very unlikely that the two men would meet in the county.

After thinking for a moment, he whispered, "I met the man you were looking for in the village of Matham in Yorkshire. ”

Isabel snorted softly, "The village of Matham in Yorkshire and the village of Kirbyhill where you were arrested are probably nearly half a day's journey away. Why would you go on to travel half a day from the village of Matham in the south to Kirbyshire to attend an illegal assembly? ”

The man did not answer for a moment, and Isabel shook her head and looked at Sir William again, "Your Excellency, this man is lying. Well, please tell my father for me, I don't want to visit him if I have business to do. ”

"Smack......!" The man was whipped on the sergeant's back again. Sir William glanced disdainfully at the man who had been whipped by the sergeant again, and nodded at her, "Well, I'll tell your father." ”

Soon, Isabel hurried back to the Asker estate. As soon as he jumped off his horse in front of the manor, he rushed up to the manservant who led the horse and asked, "Have you seen a female homeless with two children and an old man?" ”

"No, miss, there are just a few officials and squires from the county here today." The valet replied respectfully after saluting.

Isabel stood where she was, not intending to enter the manor, "Well, did you see Mr. Neville back?" ”

"Well, the gentleman came back once in the morning, and then changed horses and went out again."

"Okay, I got it."

It now appears that John and Dorothy's family did not return to the estate. Compared with John Neville, an energetic boy, Dorothy's family, a homeless person, made her a little more worried, and she stood there and pondered, "Where will Dorothy and her family be?" ”

"They had walked from the direction of the Fountain Monastery to the south, and if they hadn't encountered the security forces or thieves, they should have reached the Asker Manor last night."

"Even if it is dragged down by the elderly and children, the time to walk for another half day should be up now. Why? Why didn't they arrive at the estate? ”

"Dorothy's family coming from the south will inevitably pass through Henry's hunting grounds, so they shouldn't just break into the nobles' hunting grounds, right?"

"If bypassing the hunting grounds from the west would pass through my estate, and bypassing Sir Alex Ferguson's territory from the east, Dorothy and her family would probably stay in both places."

At this time, Bruce, the housekeeper of the manor, happened to pass by the gate. Seeing her standing outside the door, he hurriedly walked out and saluted, "Good day, miss." ”

"Miss, miss, is there anything you need me to do for you?" Bruce asked softly when he saw her standing there in a daze.

Isabel turned her face to stare at the butler for a long time before ordering, "Bruce, you get me a few men at once, and one horse for each of you." ”

"Yes, miss. Uh, what needs to be done? ”

"Send immediately to Haswell Manor and Sir Alex's territory to find a female outcast, Dorothy Hurt, and her two children and her elderly father."

"Outcasts? Miss, you ......"

"Bruce, go get somebody." Isabel stepped on the horse again, and said to the butler, "Go and tell my mother that I have business to attend and that I will probably be back before dinner." ”

Seeing that her tone was resolute, the housekeeper no longer asked questions, but said again, "Miss, did you bring someone back to the manor after finding someone?" ”

Isabel turned the horse's head and reined in the horses that were rushing out in a hurry, "Well, let's go." ”

On the one hand, she sent people to search for two possible places, and on the other hand, she went to several prisons in the county to inquire. However, she believes that Dorothy and her family will not be sent to prison. Because judging from the treatment of the homeless people who entered the county in the past, whether it was the Duke of Richmond, the Duke's retainers, the magistrates, the local officials and the squires would be more lenient towards the homeless with children.

She spent almost the entire afternoon inquiring about Dorothy and her family in several prisons near Richmond Castle. Eventually, she didn't find anyone inside the prison. Physically and mentally exhausted, she was glad that at least Dorothy and her family were not in prison.

When she rode back to her parents' manor before dinner, the manservant standing at the door reported to her with a smile on his face, "Miss, the person you are looking for has been found." ”