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It was customary for Baron Walton to promptly inform the other nobles of the north of the death of his heir by letter. The purpose was nothing more than two things: first, the eldest son died in war, and the baron needed to establish a new heir to the title and the domain; The second is to inform other nobles that they can attend the grand banquet held by the family after the funeral.

Today was the first day that Sir Ernest's body had returned to his father's domain, and Baron Walton and his family were still in a state of great grief. Therefore, letters to nobles could not be sent until three days later at the earliest. Therefore, Sir William Ingleby, lord of Ripley Castle, could never have known of his brother's death immediately.

With an unquenchable anger in her eyes and her teeth clucking, Isabelle Walton's actions like an enraged lion made Sir William unable to figure out what was all the matter. William felt a little embarrassed that as a hereditary knight, he was pointed at with a sword by the other party, but the other party did not answer him immediately.

Thinking about it, he looked at the other party's behavior with a calm attitude, "Miss Isabel, if you plan to defend your noble honor with a duel of honor, I will ask you and I to follow the rules of the duel. If not, can you tell me why? ”

"Phew...!" With a bang, Isabel slashed the gauntlet sword pointed at the opponent's face to the lower right. Frowning, he spat out a sentence in an unusually cold tone, "Come with me to the lake." ”

After Sir William had instructed his steward and servants to place Isabel's horses and guards at once, he and Isabel followed the open space south of the main building to the meadow to the west near Lake Ripley. The two stood facing each other, and Jazz looked at each other three or four paces away, "Miss, can you tell me now?" ”

The baron's daughter pointed the sword in her hand again, and said fluently, "Sir, why didn't you go to the war in Edinburgh in May?" ”

Isabel knew that the other party was not in the war, and it was she who heard it from her father after returning to the north. Judging from the descendants of the current northern aristocracy, only Sir William, who has not yet married, is expected to be Isabel's marriage partner. This was clearly stated in a will by Baron Walton.

First, if Isabel could marry the Earl or the Earl's heirs and other children, she would receive a dowry of £2,000. Secondly, if she marries a baron or his heirs and other heirs, she receives a dowry of £1,000. Thirdly, if she marries a knight or the son of a knight, she can receive a dowry of 800 pounds. As a result, Sir William, lord of Ripley Castle, became a frequent visitor to the Barony of Walton's domain.

Sir William did not take part in the war to invade Scotland, and naturally he had his reasons. Glancing at the saber in the other party's hand, "Miss, can you come back and listen to my explanation after a glass of wine?" ”

Isabel didn't speak, just lowered the sword in her hand. William then looked at a servant standing in the distance to the right of the two of them, and gave a few orders. Soon, the servant brought her a glass of wine. Isabel grabbed the tin wine glass from her plate, took a sip of the wine from her neck, and threw it into the air to her right, and the glass flew like a silver lightning bolt into the servant's arms, a few paces away.

"Sir, can you say that now?" Isabel's tone remained unchanged.

"Miss. You know that the war in Edinburgh in May was a war of invasion of other countries. Therefore, as lord of Ripley's castle and domain, I am not obliged to assist His Majesty in fighting in other countries. Sir William's tone was calm and reasonable.

"Sir, I know. But you can't deny that you're Sir Ernest's brother, can you? ”

"Yes, miss, I am incomparably honoured that I may have such a knightly brother as Sir Ernest. So, Sir Ernest is back from Edinburgh? ”

Isabel stepped forward and said viciously, "Yes, my brother is back." However, he is coming back from lying in a coffin!! ”

"My God!" Sir William couldn't help but be shocked, and his expression immediately became solemn, "Miss, when did Sir return to the north?" ”

"I don't know!" Isabel roared angrily, pointing her handguard at the other party again, "I only know one thing, why are you still alive when your knight brother died in battle in Edinburgh?" Why would you forget your oath? ”

Sir William, of course, remembered the oath he had taken when he was knighted: "I will face a strong enemy bravely!" I will stand up to sinners without reservation! I will assist my knight brothers! However, he also had his own troubles. Currently, he is unmarried and has no descendants, and is the only heir to the Ripley family. If he were killed in Edinburgh, Ripley's castle and everything on the territory would be repossessed by Henry VIII and sold to someone else. In this way, the Ripley family will be permanently wiped out from northern society.

At that moment, he only felt a heat in his body, and a surge of qi rushed to his heart and rushed in his chest. "Boom!" With a bang, he pulled out his gauntlet stabbing sword from his waist and pointed it at the other party, and roared: "Miss Isabel, I am the only heir of my family!" Do you want to see my family completely wiped out from the north by His Majesty after my death? ”

The sharp contradictions between the local nobility and the knights and kings in England were problems that lasted for centuries. In the 13th century, local nobles and knights fought against the king and the royal family many times, and even defeated the king's army several times. It was not until the end of the War of the Red and White Roses that the English royal family began to further suppress the power of local nobles and knights, and continued to expand the power of the royal family.

Both sides had their own reasons, Sir William was extremely reluctant to see his knightly family completely destroyed by the royal family, and Isabel, who served the king and the royal family, stubbornly believed that William Ingleby, as a knight, should be loyal to the king and the royal family, even if it was at the cost of his life and territory. In this way, this sword fight between the two is inevitable.

Isabel also knew what the other party meant, but she didn't want to let the other party's life be so easy. Even if he could not have Sir William to bury his brother, he would have to suffer a little. A pair of wind-slashed sword-like eyes stared at each other, and his left hand reached out to his right side and pulled out another short sword.

Unleashed the belt and scabbard and threw it on the grass, with the short sword in his left hand behind and the sword in his right hand in front, the two tips pointed at Sir William at the same time, "Sir, let's speak with my sword." ”

As soon as he spoke, he raised his sword and slammed it into Jazz's chest......