With the beginning of modern European history, the Renaissance of the 15th century saw an inexplicable witch search craze that spread throughout Europe. This craze reached its peak in the 16th and later 17th centuries.

As a result, in male-dominated churches and states, women who are disadvantaged are more likely to be branded as shamans. In addition, it will also be more directly threatened by several factors such as old age, widowhood, poverty, ugliness, and deformity.

In addition to the above aspects, factors such as low legal status, inability to participate in politics, no economic foundation, menopause, inability to have children, no male relatives, and inability to fight with men will also become "crimes" accusing women of being witches.

Alone on foot to Nottingham Castle, with no money, no food, no male company, using special means to kill male janitors, and cleverly using young night watchmen who are Catholics to escape from the castle...... With such an act, it is not difficult to understand the opinion that Isabel Walton would be regarded as a witch.

However, Isabel did not take this into account at all. She just sat and munched on a lump of rye bread fermented with natural yeast fermented by Augustine, and poured a few sips of drinking water from time to time.

As for Augustine, the captain of the knights who had been coerced by her, she didn't think too much about the fact that she had the same surname as her. Because in the era in which she lived, the phenomenon of the same surname was too normal and too common, so ordinary that it could be completely ignored.

Quasi-lancer Ferguson Congreve gave Agustin Walton a look as he ordered three midshipmen to arm her. Augustine stood up knowingly and walked over to the horse, which had already been led by the midshipman.

Ferguson came up to him and, after subconsciously looking back at Isabelle, said to him, "Sir, I am very grateful for the sacrifice you have made for me. But if you're really defending the honor of a knight, why would you throw away your weapons and be a hostage of this witch? ”

Augustine understood what he was talking about, shook his head lightly and said, "My good brother, you don't understand how I was feeling at that time. ”

"How are you feeling? Wait, Sir, you're saying you're starting to sympathize with these witches? ”

"Brother, do you think this woman looks like anyone?"

"Hmm......? My God, how did I not think of this question. Captain, do you mean she looks like your daughter Rosalind? Well, now I realize that the two of them do look very similar. ”

Augustine stared at Isabel's side for a long time, and his daughter's voice and smile kept coming to mind. He looked at Ferguson with a heavy expression and said slowly, "Maybe it's because I miss my daughter too much that I would do such a crazy thing." ”

Ferguson patted his brother and captain on the shoulder and whispered, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned your daughter." Sir, what are you going to do now? You know, this woman killed the janitor of His Royal Highness the Duke. ”

"Ackerman, a stupid pig, would have thought of buying this woman's body for five pennies."

"Hahaha...... Ackerman can't be blamed for this, who told him that he didn't have money to marry a wife. I think that if Her Royal Highness can understand her rebellion, her witch behavior cannot be tolerated by others. After all, her actions are a serious provocation to the reputation of His Royal Highness the Duke, you wouldn't object to this opinion ?! ”

"No, of course I wouldn't object. Ferguson, is there any way you can get Your Highness to drop the witch charges against her? ”

"Sir, the will of His Royal Highness the Duke is indisobeyable. Is it just because this woman looks like your daughter that you intend to protect her life by sacrificing your knightly honor? ”

"I made a knightly promise to her."

"What promise?"

"No matter what kind of sentence she receives, I will pay any kind of price, including my life, for the sake of justice."

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When Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and lord of Nottingham Castle and fiefdom, accompanied by his governess Abraham, butler Arthur and his valet, arrived in the courtyard of the castle, Augustine and his party and Isabel with her hands tied.

Augustine and his would-be lancers in armor took off their light helmets and pressed their left hand to their right chest when they saw him, nodding to him, while some of the onlookers in the courtyard bowed to him. While everyone was saluting, only Isabel straightened her waist and stood there looking at Henry and his party without humility or arrogance.

The butler, Arthur Field, was furious, and stepped forward and said sternly, "Why don't you, a vagrant peasant who has committed a serious crime and beg for food, not bow to your honorable lord?" ”

Isabel looked at him coldly and said, "He is your lord, not mine." ”

"So, who is your lord?"

"My lord, of course, myself. Sir, I salute only to myself. ”

The other party's plausible answer made Arthur's mouth open and he didn't know how to refute. Henry, who was standing not far from the stairs of the main castle building, couldn't help but smile at the butler's embarrassment.

Whispering to Abraham beside him, he said, "Teacher Grant, I've never heard such a wonderful answer." Could it be that this is a humanistic worldview that advocates freedom, equality, and self-worth? ”

Abraham was also puzzled by this, and after glancing curiously at Isabel in strange costumes, he replied softly: "Your Highness, according to what you have just said, this young woman has indeed shown a concern for the personality of the person. ”

Henry nodded and said, "That's interesting." Although this woman's behavior was a blatant offense to me, I think I can forgive her this time. ”

Arthur was about to continue to rebuke Isabel when he suddenly heard the lord say behind his back, "Arthur, you stand down first." ”

As the butler stepped back to the side, Henry walked up to Augustine and his men with a smile on his face, and asked with concern, "My knights, are you all right?" I'm very happy to see you back safely. ”

Ferguson smiled happily with the three midshipmen and said, "Your Highness, we are fine, no one can hurt your knights." ”

Henry nodded in satisfaction, then observed the expression of Augustine, who was standing on the far left, and said, "My knight captain, what is bothering you?" ”