7 October was the fourth day that a rebel army of 40,000 northern and Lincolnshire "pilgrims" had occupied Lincoln Cathedral. Today's sunset time is 1:01/2 a.m. and sunrise time is 2:01/2 p.m. This means that there are more than 11 hours of darkness from sunset to sunrise.

The fall of darkness gave Robert Asker, the organizer and leader of the Parade of Grace, plenty of time to do what he wanted. First, he took out a bag of pounds sterling and presented it to two heavily armed sergeants who were guarding his safety. Tell them that if anyone comes to them, they need to pray to Jesus Christ before sunrise and not be disturbed by anyone during the prayers.

Second, disguise yourself as a clergyman from Lincoln Cathedral in a black hooded monk's suit, and give the church staff some money to follow the ox cart with excrement that goes out of the back door of the church every morning.

Robowen arranged his meeting with Isabel so carefully that the nobles, squires, clergy, and populace who had participated in the rebellion would find themselves privately contacting the peace envoys sent by Henry VIII. If his whereabouts are revealed, he will be angrily denounced as a hypocritical pilgrim and a capitulation leader, arrested and immediately executed.

Isabel did as he had requested in her letter, and removed the sergeants who were guarding the east gate of Castle Lincoln. When he walked to the east gate of the castle, he opened the gate to meet him according to the agreed code.

Could it be that the aspiring rebel leader had no scruples to meet Isabel Walton when he suddenly turned his face and ordered the sergeant to arrest him? He also made relevant arrangements for this problem. He told his personal servants that if he did not appear in Lincoln Cathedral after sunrise, he would immediately inform the others to capture Lincoln Castle. In addition, several other groups of pilgrims in Yorkshire were immediately informed to quickly capture the whole of Yorkshire.

Dressed in a black friar's robe, hood, and with a beaded chain with a cross hanging from his chest, and a linen belt around his waist, Robert Asker came out of the back door of the church and walked all the way to the south wall of Lincoln Cathedral. When darkness came, he walked slowly and alone in the shadows of the wall, buried in his head.

Cross the path between the church and the castle and walk slowly around 2 a.m. to the east gate of Lincoln Castle, built on an artificial hill. Robert glanced at the closed gate, walked into the gate, and knocked on the gate three times. Soon, there was a voice from inside: "Who is it?" ”

Robert meditated on the code and calmly replied, "He guided me to walk in darkness and not in light" (Bible, Lamentations, chapter 3:2). ”

Immediately afterwards, the men at the gate answered him with the promised code: "Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolishness, and that light is better than darkness." (The Bible, Ecclesiastes, chapter 2:13).

After the code was aligned, the city gate slowly opened a gap only one person wide in the night. Robert looked at the sergeant who opened the door for him and did not speak, and the sergeant did not speak but waved at him. Robert then walked with the sergeant towards the north side of the castle. When the two of them came to an arrow tower in the northeast corner of the castle, the sergeant said only one sentence: "Monk, stay here." ”

Robert turned to look at the sergeant who was leaving with an oil lamp in hand, and was about to speak when he heard a voice from behind him: "Mr. Althorp, are you alright?" ”

"Miss Isabel, so you're here." Robert discovers that the person who is talking is the one he wants to meet.

Dressed in a leather jacket, leggings, riding boots, and a cross-knighted sword around her waist, Isabel leaned against the wooden door below the arrow tower, and raised the oil lamp in her hand to illuminate the face of the rebel leader: "Sir, let's go to the lookout post at the top of the arrow tower, okay?" ”

Robert Aske followed Isabel's footsteps until he reached the top of the tower. As the two of them came to a small round table with two chairs, Isabel pointed to one of the chairs: "Sit down, sir." ”

"Thank you, Miss Isabel." After Robert sat down, Isabel sat across from him and placed the oil lamp on the table. Then he picked up the jug on the table and poured himself some cider, and whispered, "Sir, you can try to drink some, it's very windy here." ”

Under the influence of alcohol, Robert felt much more comfortable. When he looked sideways at a group of houses outside the lookout, he whispered, "Miss, I am grateful that you have agreed to fulfill my agreement. ”

Isabel leaned back in her chair and smiled softly: "I think that a meeting in this case usually represents something secret about to happen. ”

Then, she glanced at the rebel leader opposite: "Sir, as the leader of the rebels, you dare to meet with the envoy's subordinates in private alone. I know that this kind of behavior requires a lot of courage and guts. ”

Robert Asker shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm also afraid that you will have people arrest me immediately. If you catch me, you can declare that the rebellion has lost half of its chances of victory. ”

"I believe what you believe. But on the eve of negotiations with His Majesty's envoys, why would you want to see me? ”

"For I want you to know that this pilgrimage led by me is in the hope that His Majesty, whom I respect, will see the injustices inflicted on the common people and be able to redress this evil rule. Miss, you know what I mean by 'commoner', right? ”

Perhaps because the term "commoner" was first coined in the 16th century, Robert suggested that Isabel, who held the title of "Miss", might not have understood what "commoner" meant. However, Isabel Walton was never what he thought she would be, at least she was a very ordinary small-town Dallas civilian until she became a naval officer.

Isabel nodded, "I know." So, this pilgrimage movement you led was not to ask His Majesty the King to stop the Reformation? ”

"Miss, stopping the Reformation is one of them."

"What I don't understand, sir, is that since the redress of the injustice against the common people and the cessation of the Reformation are both funds that you are prepared to propose, then you are here tonight only to see me?"

Robert pursed his lips and smiled, took another sip of cider in his glass, and said, "The pilgrimage you see is not a real pilgrimage. With the relief of some important 'pilgrims', the movement will continue to the point of unbelievability. ”

Isabel suddenly understood what Robert meant by "important pilgrims". After pondering in silence for a moment, he said calmly: "Sir, assuming that the relief of the important pilgrims is lost, your wish will not be carried out, will it?" ”