As Isabelle Walton followed the Duke of Richmond's party south, the county of Richmond, once the land on which she depended, was being brought to a chaotic state of disruption of the peace of the county at her behest and under the command of Sir Alex Ferguson.

A "plague" of 20 fierce northern thieves who killed and plundered property and livestock first broke out in the village of Cattrick, southeast of Richmondshire. Although the speed and size of the outbreak will not allow the population to respond quickly in a short period of time, its destructive power is staggering, and it can instill a very strong sense of fear in the "infected" population.

However, one of the intriguing points is that this "plague" seems to be selectively "infecting" its target. For the people of Cattrick Village, Asker Manor and Nottingham Castle, the "plague" did not have any negative impact on their work and life.

Shortly after the Duke's party set out for the royal borough of Windsor, Sir Alex Ferguson led his knightly attendants, six would-be knights guarding the castle, carrying large quantities of bread, cheese, roast pork, and ale, to a grove outside his domain, the village of Cattrick, near the River Swell.

After the squires and would-be knights distributed the food and ale to the thieves, everyone present excitedly embraced Sir Alex Ferguson and the others. The thieves were munching on their food around the two burning campfires, talking and laughing loudly, and testing the amount of wine to see who was more powerful.

Sir Alex Ferguson sat on a rock far away from the crowd, and took a sip of wine from the water bag with extraordinary calmness. Warren, the knight's squire sitting on his left, glanced at him quietly, then at the thieves by the campfire in front of him, then at Ferguson Congreve and whispered, "Sir, these men are like a herd of hungry wild boars, and they don't care which farmer's house they belong to as long as they can eat something." ”

Sir still looked straight ahead, calmly taking small sips of wine, and when he put down the water bag in his hand, he just said, "Your Excellency didn't say that, but I don't think she would want to see it happen." ”

The squire nodded, and said to Sir, "Well, tell them now, except for His Highness's castle, Aske Manor, and Katrick Village, they can do whatever they want." ”

"It's not casual, and you can't kill people casually."

"Oh? Jazz, why is that? ”

"Warren, you're thinking too simply. Well, let's get over it. ”

By the time Sir and his squire and six would-be knights arrived at the campfire, most of the thieves had eaten and drunk. As the light of the campfire shone on everyone's faces, he glanced at the crowd and said, "Listen, the purpose of this time is to destroy the peace of the county as much as possible, and to make Richmond the most outlaw county north of the Trent River!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the scene, which had been very lively before, immediately became silent. The thieves looked at each other, not knowing what to say to Ferguson. Eventually, a slightly chubby adult man with a light brown beard was elected by the crowd to reply to Jazz's words.

The man hesitated for a moment, then said slowly: "Sir, you should know that there are a lot of robberies and violence in Yorkshire, do you really intend to make Richmondshire a second Yorkshire?" ”

"That's right, that's what I need you to be here for."

"Robbing and hurting is what we do best and love to do. It's just that the county magistrate is not easy to deal with, and besides, the magistrate of each county has a security army under his command. ”

"You just have to make a commitment to do something I allow you to do."

The adult man, who was more satisfied with Jazz's words, looked back at his accomplice, then turned his head to Ferguson and said, "That's fine. Say, sir, what do you want us to do? ”

After glancing at the other thieves, Ferguson calmly said: "Tavern fights, illegal assemblies and riotous speeches, looting property and livestock. ”

"Besides, you'd better rob the prison a few more times and release all the landless and wandering peasants who are imprisoned by the magistrate."

Now, the faces of the thieves were full of doubt. The slightly chubby adult man couldn't help but shake his head and laughed: "Sir, you let us go to the tavern to fight, scatter... Riot... Insurgent rhetoric, looting of property and livestock are no problem. However, if you are caught, you may be sentenced to a felony. ”

"Felony? You are not even afraid of murder, robbery, arson, but you are afraid of being caught and sentenced to a felony? ”

"Sir, if you are caught fighting or spreading rebellious words, you will be imprisoned for a year and fined £10 at most. If you are charged with robbery by a judge, you can also be released on bail. But, ...... robbing the prison," the adult man thought, and quickly turned his head to ask his accomplice, "Do you know who has robbed the prison?" ”

The thieves' answer disappointed him, but the adult man, thinking of the high commission, still asked with reluctance, "Sir, is it any good for you to let us rob the prison?" I mean, can the commission be more? ”

Ferguson sneered and said, "Isn't the property and livestock you robbed enough for your share?" ”

"Sir, these things we have stolen with our lives, and of course they belong to us. Do you still want to include this part of the property in our commission? ”

"These bastards will always be just a bunch of guys who work for money. However, you did not pay them that much. Now, what to do? ”

Sir Alex Ferguson pondered how to answer the other party, and finally he came up with a solution: "Promise them first, and then kill all 20 people when all the affairs are settled." ”

Thinking of this, Ferguson said with a smile on his face: "There is no problem with the commission. But you have to rob the prison and release the wanderers. ”

A hearty laugh came from the mouth of the adult man: "Hahaha, sir, I knew you were a knight with a chivalrous spirit. ”

"Well, I have one more word, Nottingham Castle, Asker Manor, and Cattrick Village are three places that cannot be touched. If I had to do it, I would tolerate you getting drunk and getting into fights. ”

"Sir, we know what to do, are you afraid of hurting your family and servants?"

"That's right, you'll be able to do it when we leave."

At this time, there is still a long time before sunrise. As soon as Sir Alex Ferguson and the others had mounted their horses and left the grove, several thieves gathered around the adult man and asked the same question: "Peter MacDonald, do you know how to rob a prison?" ”