When Augustin Walton ceased to be the captain of Henry's bodyguard, Ferguson Congreve simply regarded him as a good brother to himself. In terms of daily communication and attitude, there seems to be a lack of a little bit of respect and respect in the past.

Augustine was able to feel this subtle change in his contacts with the other party, and he believed that it was closely related to the change in his position. On the other hand, he might have preferred to be an ordinary knight, since he hadn't tasted the bloody war for too long.

It is strange that he, as the captain of the Duke of Richmond's guard, knight or sergeant, was involved in a private war between the nobles of other counties, when the guards, knights, or sergeants of the nobles of other counties were involved in a private war between the families. There is no doubt that it was Henry VIII's illegitimate son, the minor Duke of Richmond, who directly influenced his military career and prevented him from killing or being killed by others.

As a professional knight, military life dominated his daily life. Even in everyday life, many aspects are more or less related to military life. After all, he is a soldier in the true sense of the word, and in a life full of a lot of training, service, and combat, his character has become extremely aggressive, and it has become his nature to be brave and ruthless.

Although war will make him more savage, cold, and ruthless, he is an animal of war, a tool of war, and a machine of war. Only war can make his killing skills more proficient; Only war can make him more brave and good at fighting; Only war can allow him to be appreciated and rewarded by his lord.

Although the duke granted him a fief, a manor, a sizable domain and corresponding servants and tenant farmers, he was more eager to go to war. Because war will not only allow him to receive a large amount of booty, but also to high knightly honors. Honor is far more attractive to a knight than land, wealth, and women.

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Ferguson Tangreve leaned heavily in his chair and said with a faint smile on his face, "Sir, do you mean that Madame treats Squire as if she were your daughter?" ”

Augustine continued to eat bread and said, "In Antonia's eyes, Isabel is Rosalind's representative in the world, and she even has plans to prevent Isabel from continuing to serve as my squire. ”

"Does Madame not doubt Squial's Burgundian identity at all?"

"I don't know, maybe a good wife and mother is Antonia's best choice."

Ferguson didn't want to talk about it any longer, and after drinking some wine, he said to Augustine: "Sir, are you still interested in Squire's plan?" ”

Isabel Walton had not mentioned a specific plan of action for the raid before, but Augustine, a professional soldier, was keenly aware of it. He suddenly felt that the seed of war in his subconscious was quietly reaching the ground, and he really wanted this sprout to grow strongly.

Still quietly eating bread, chewing a piece of chewy venison with deer tendons, and drinking several sips of wine in a row, he looked at Ferguson and said, "Brother, you desire to take part in a real war?" Or is it just for some silverware, gold coins or silver coins? ”

"Well, maybe you can find that thrill of killing people on the battlefield. Sir, I think if I stay at Nottingham Castle any longer, my tomahawk, my sword, and my spear will rust. ”

"Brother, now that you are the captain of the guards, it is your duty to keep Your Highness and Nottingham Castle safe. Are you going to go to His Highness covered in the blood of the peasants? ”

"No, no, no, this is a rare opportunity, and I will not give it up."

"Well, since you don't want to give up, then talk to me about the plan."

"Sir, do you think we should tell Your Highness about this?"

"Your Highness is still too young, he will definitely not agree to do this. If I tell His Highness, I believe that His Highness will never bear to watch the woman he likes go to death. ”

Time passed quickly, and by the time Augustine and the others had guided Isabel into the church of Nazareth again, the sky over the castle courtyard had turned white.

Before lunch, Isabel, who had changed into a lady's attire, walked up to Henry, who was already standing in the center of the church. Father Thomas stood to the right of Lord Henry, ready to do some prayer after the completion of the surrender ceremony.

Isabel silently stared at the smiling Henry, then slowly knelt down on one knee in front of her soon-to-be lord. Looking at Henry's jaw with a solemn expression, he said word by word: "I, Isabel Walton, swear to you that I have become one of your subordinates. ”

At this time, Henry nodded and looked at Father Thomas on the right, and motioned for the priest to bring over an object that symbolized some meaning. Father Thomas turned and walked towards the Crucifixion, which is located at the very end of the church.

When Father Thomas approached Henry with a delicate light spear in his hand, he whispered, "Your Highness, this is what you wanted. ”

Henry took the spear and handed it to Isabelle, who was kneeling in front of him, as the crowd watched, and said, "Isabel Walton, I now grant you this spear, which represents the power of military service. ”

Isabel took the spear in both hands and whispered, "In the time to come, I will faithfully perform my duties and serve faithfully without reservation." ”

When the penultimate step of this surrender ceremony was carried out, Henry could no longer suppress his excitement, and hurriedly stepped forward to gently help Isabel, who was kneeling on one knee, and whispered in French: "I'm very sorry, Isabel, I originally wanted to award you a cross sword." Only, Father Thomas told me that there has never been a precedent in the kingdom for awarding crosses to women. Moreover, sword awarding ceremonies are usually held only when knights are canonized. ”

Isabel replied in French, "It's okay, I can't be a knight anyway, so save your cross sword for those who need it." ”

The final step of the surrender ceremony is the mutual kissing of the lips between the lord and the person requesting submission, which symbolizes harmony and friendship. From then on, the person who asked for submission became a vassal of the lord, and the lord became the lord of the vassal, and the vassal became the lord of the lord's "mouth and hand".

Henry's excitement was not due to the authority granted to Isabel for military service, but because he kissed a young, beautiful lady for the first time in his life. Not just kissing, but kissing each other's lips. Thinking of the tender scene of the two about to hug and kiss each other in full view, Henry felt that his breathing was about to stop.