As William Parr quietly left the parlor with an oil lamp, he remembered that Catherine had asked him to pray to God and repent the previous night. As he walked around his room, he thought, "It's Monday morning anyway, so why don't you confess while you pray for morning prayer?" ”

Make up your mind to enter the room, lock the door, and place the oil lamp on the small table on the side of the bed. Kneeling on the edge of the bed with her legs crossed and her hands crossed, bowing her head and closing her eyes to the Father in secret, she began the morning prayer: "Lord, our God, grant us the grace to spend this day in peace and joy, not to let us suffer trauma, not to let us be stained with sin. Let me overcome all troubles and turn away from the temptations of sin, so that we may sing and praise to you with joy tonight. Blessed be --- Lord, our God, and you are the Father who takes care of all things. ”

After the morning prayers, put the five fingers of the right hand together and extend the middle finger to the middle of the forehead, the chest, the left shoulder, and the right shoulder. Finally, cross your hands again and bow your head and whisper, "Amen." ”

Interestingly, the Catholic Church or the Anglican Church stipulates that believers pray at five or six o'clock in the morning, when the sun rises. William's morning prayer at this moment seems to be a prayer that needs to be done only in times of emergency or temptation. After the morning prayer, he began to recite the Confession again. After reciting it again, I recited the Penitent Sutra again at the request of my sister Catherine.

After the prayer, William's face had a relaxed expression, and his mind became clear and energetic at the same time. Taking the package he had packed and the half-handed sword his father had left him, he walked out of the room again with the oil lamp. Hurried to the stables to saddle the horse, mounted the horse and returned to the gate of the manor-style house, where he saw an oil lamp that was particularly bright and warm in the darkness before sunrise.

When the horses came closer, it turned out to be her sister Catherine and a valet carrying an oil lamp. William jumped off his horse, holding the saber at his waist in his left hand, and came to his sister and saluted solemnly: "Good morning, Lady Latimer." ”

Catherine's eyes were full of tears of parting with her loved ones, and she whispered: "William, may God Almighty have mercy on you, forgive your sins, and give you eternal life." ”

William raised his head and looked directly at his wife, "Sister, I appreciate your blessings. ”

"William, I want you to forget that you are a descendant of the king when you remember that you are a descendant of Edward III, do you understand?"

"Sister, I... Well, I see. ”

"Alright, let's hit the road. I will write to my father and make him proud of you. ”

"Yes, Lady Latimer." After William finished speaking, he stretched out his arms and smiled softly, "Madam, is it okay?" ”

Catherine smiled and nodded, and William stepped forward and hugged the other. Soon, when I let go of my arms, I suddenly thought of something, "Sister, Isabel asked me to convey to you, she sends her most heartfelt wishes to your brother-in-law and you. ”

In the darkness of the night, William Parr, the future Marquess of Northampton, with a cross-sword at his waist, galloped away on his horse towards an unknown future. He didn't know what awaited him, but he knew exactly what he was going to do and what he was going to become.

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It should be said that his decision was correct. In order to prevent the Duke of Richmond from giving the rest of the committee a bad impression of being sluggish and lazy, the heavily armed Isabel Walton had already stood in front of the castle's main building with dozens of would-be lancer guards before sunrise.

As she waited for the Duke to walk out of the main building, she occasionally turned her head to look at the castle gate to the south. As the time passed in quiet silence, a sergeant armed with a spear and axe trotted briskly towards her, stopped a step or two away from her and saluted: "Your Excellency, a man outside the city claiming to be the eldest son of the Magistrate of Northamptonshire has asked to see you. ”

"Lucky guy." Isabel nodded calmly, "I see, bring him here." ”

This was William's first visit to Nottingham Castle, and he did not dare to speak or make any unnecessary movements, but quietly rode on his horse and followed the gatekeeper to the stairs of the main building. When he saw the torches burning in the darkness and the guards standing in line, he jumped off his horse with excitement.

"This is the person you're looking for, Her Excellency Isabel Walton, Privy Counsellor of the Duke's Court." The gatekeeper gave him a serious introduction from the side.

"Thank you." William nodded politely and came to Isabel to salute, "Good morning, Your Excellency." ”

Dressed in the armor and cloak of a quasi-lancer, Isabel stood quietly in front of William with her left hand propped on the weight ball of the hilt of her dagger at her waist. The corners of his mouth grinned slightly, "Good morning, Mr. William Parr." ”

"Your Excellency, I'm here."

"Well, it's not too late. Your Highness has not yet come out, so stand with them. ”

William led his horse and stood at the end of the first row of guards. He glanced at Isabel, who was pacing back and forth in front of the team, and tried to open her mouth to speak, but she still didn't open her mouth because of the situation in front of him. Looking at a guard beside him, who was also wearing armor and cloak, he saw that the other party's eyes were looking straight ahead, and he did not move while holding the hilt of his sword.

"Is there going to be a military operation later?"

"Or is Your Highness going out to patrol the territory? It's not sunrise yet, and His Highness plans to tour the territory? It seems too early. William was wondering about the situation in front of him when he suddenly heard the voice of a woman with a strong northern accent, a calm and powerful voice, with a long tail voice: "Note...... Meaning! ”

The guards standing in line focused their eyes on the face of a young man who had been the first to walk out of the main building. The surrounding light was too dim, and the burning torches did not fully reflect the young man's facial features, and William could only tell who the young man was from his clothing.

"Good morning, Your Highness." Isabel stood on the left side of the front of the team and saluted solemnly.

"Good morning, Your Highness." Behind him, the guards lined up greeted the young man in unison.

"That's right, this must be the Duke of Richmond. The type, fabric, and color of the garment he wore were also only worn by people of his stature. William thought about it and saluted the guards beside him.

"Good." The Duke of Richmond nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Isabel, "Advisor, come over here." ”

Isabel hurriedly walked up the stairs to Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond. Henry, after glancing at the other people present, lowered his voice and said, "Before going to bed, I kissed Mary's forehead. ”

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