"Miss, I don't believe that the magistrate can make a fair ruling." Buck, who was standing in front of the horse, glanced viciously at Arthurs on his left as he spoke.

Arthurs, who was a little thin but very strong, folded his arms around his chest and snorted softly, "Miss, I am willing to go to the county magistrate's court to prove my innocence to His Excellency the Judge." But if Your Excellency Judge is unable to make a fair ruling, I will come back here and close this case in our own way. ”

This is certainly not the first time Isabel Walton has encountered such a situation of two sides arguing with each other. However, after Henry VIII weakened the power of the county governor, the Duke of Richmond, and deprived him of judicial power, she, as a retainer of the Duke's Court, was even more unable to handle all kinds of justice-related cases without authorization.

For now, the only thing she can do is to stop the two groups from clashing and try to keep the village and the surrounding area safe. However, in order to prevent armed conflict, the question of whose sheep is the sheep must be resolved first.

Isabel sat on horseback and kept thinking, glancing at the two local peasants who were not convinced by each other. Suddenly, he instructed Baldwin beside him, "Let everyone else come at once." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

After the guard left on horseback, she gave another order to the two peasants, "Listen, I am the surrogate of His Royal Highness the Duke of Richmond's domain, and I order you to stop the private fight immediately in the name of His Majesty the King, do you understand?" ”

Buck raised his jaw and looked at her unconvinced, "Miss, I am willing to obey His Majesty's decree. However, you must ask Arthurs to return the sheep to me first. Only when Arthurs returned the sheep to me could I really lay down my arms and go home to eat meat and drink. ”

Seeing that his opponent's tone was still tough, Arthurs drew his sword. Standing on the same level, Buck noticed his movements, and immediately pulled out the battle axe at his waist and raised it in the air, "Arthurs, as long as you are willing to give me back the sheep, I will invite you to drink." Otherwise, I'll let you taste the power of my axe first. ”

When Baldwin returned to where the patrol was, he shouted to everyone, "Come on, everybody come with me." ”

All the guards, including William Parr, immediately followed Baldwin towards the scene of the fight. William glanced at Fast beside him, and thought, "It seems that Miss Isabel is indeed in danger. ”

However, when he and the others arrived at the scene of the private fight, they found that the facts were somewhat different from what he had imagined. Previously, he had imagined that Isabel's life would be in danger. However, the truth is that Isabel is almost life-threatening, except that she cannot rely on the strength of a dozen or so guards to prevent a large-scale private fight.

Before he could completely stop his horse, he received an order from Isabel, "Fast, William, go find the vigilante patrols patrolling the neighborhood. Once found, bring the patrol here. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." The two agreed separately.

William did not know the way, so he followed Fast on his horse towards a road leading south of the village of Quekpat. When the two of them gradually moved away from the scene of the private fight, he rode his horse to catch up with the flag guard in front, "Fast, where are we going to find the security patrol?" ”

The Flag Guard glanced at him, "County Boundary." ”

"County boundary? Fast, how far are we from the county boundary now? ”

Fast looked at the road ahead as he rode his horse, "Come on, it's ahead." ”

In fact, the village of Quekpat is located less than half a mile from the southern county boundary. Because of the village's proximity to the county boundary and the fact that it is located in the heart of the Yorkshire Highlands, the people of the village have always been accustomed to using force to settle disputes in their daily lives.

When they arrived at the county border, the two found no trace of the security patrol. After thinking for a while, Fastel pointed to the east and said to William: "William, now I go to the east, you go to the west, you must find the patrol." ”

"Walk along the county border?"

"Yes, let's go."

William, who had assumed the post of guard on the first day, did not doubt Fast's words, but hurried his horse along the county boundary to the west. The flag bearer snickered a few times at his back from Fast, and then rode east. Actually, this is a small conspiracy played by Fast against William.

He knew very well that the entire county was only around Richmond Castle, and that the east and north parts of the county were inhabited by a large number of people, and that the rest of the county was deserted and uninhabited. To the east, you can quickly find the security patrol. If you go west, you are likely to go with hope and return with failure.

Isabel ordered the two to find the vigilante patrol in the hope of working with the vigilante team with the power of arrest to deal with the civil fight. After all, the guards he led did not have an advantage in numbers. With the assistance of the security forces, it would have been less difficult to contain the large number of participants.

When William and the others left, the people on both sides of the private fight could no longer suppress their desire to kill, and most of them were ready to move. At this time, Isabel and the guards dismounted and stood in the open space between the two sides, forming a human wall and forcibly stopping the two sides.

I saw that she held the longbow in her left hand, and the three fingers of her right hand clasped the bowstring that had been attached to a heavy arrow. At the same time that he could release the arrow at any time, he shouted at Buck: "Buck, I order you and your men to lay down their weapons!" If you insist on killing each other, I will accuse you of treason and murder. ”

With that, he turned to Arthurs and his men, and repeated to him what he had said to Buck. At this time, Baldwin, who was standing beside her with both hands holding the spear and maintaining the offensive state, gave her an idea, "Your Excellency, it is better for the two of them to have a judicial duel." ”

"Yes. However, it is up to His Excellency the Judge to decide whether a judicial duel can be fought. ”

"Your Excellency, you are the custodian of Your Highness's domain, can't you make a ruling?"

"Baldwin, Your Highness does not have the jurisdiction to make a decision, so neither can I. Unless ......"

Isabel thought of a duel of honor. If the two were to engage in an honor duel, her father, who was the magistrate of the county, would probably not reprimand her for violating the king's decree. Baldwin looked at her nervously, "Your Excellency, did you think of something?" ”

"Of course." She hurriedly took a few steps in Buck's direction and shouted at the other party, "Buck, are you willing to use the method of honor duel to deal with your dispute with Arthurs?" ”

"Quiet!" Buck yelled at the people around him, and turned his face again, "Miss, I can't hear you!" ”