Although Baron Latimer III did not like his only son, John Neville, did not give him his own name, and did not even allow him to interfere with the family estate, the Baron established John's primogeniture in his will. In March 1543, John inherited the title and domain of the Latimer family.

After John went from being a confident, angry, lying, and overly sensitive boy to Baron Latimer IV of Snape, he sensed that something important was missing from his noble upbringing—the title of knighthood. It was only after being awarded the title of knight that he was able to combine the dignity of the nobility, the virtues of the Christians, and the respect for the lady into chivalry, and become a powerful, loyal, generous, and tolerant knight, like the heroes of the epic.

Of course, another reason that prompted the young Baron Latimer to go to war was that his domain in Snape, Yorkshire, was currently being exercised by officials sent by Henry VIII. Although he still had five years to go, John could earn an unusually small amount of money from his domain. Moreover, the inheritance money to be paid to Henry VIII after five years was also expected to be obtained through plunder in war.

Hopefully, his former stepmother, Catherine Parr, the last queen of Henry VIII, could assist him. Unfortunately, his father is dead, and his contact with his former stepmother, who became Her Majesty the Queen, is naturally broken. What's more, he is already a northern nobleman with titles and territories, and as Her Majesty's former stepmother, she has no obligation to help him through this difficult time.

Under the influence of all these factors, John Neville made the decision to participate in the war to invade Scotland. He believed that only war could deal with all kinds of troubles for him. Therefore, before entering the war, he hoped to meet Baron and Lady Walton for the last time. In any case, Baron Walton's family once regarded him as half a relative.

Baron Walton stared at the young nobleman for a long time, "Your Excellency, God will protect you, and will also protect you to obtain the title of knight. ”

John smiled lightly and nodded, then focused his gaze on Isabel's face opposite, "Miss, I thank you for teaching me how to fight. Now that I'm about to go to the Scottish battlefield, is there anything else you would like to tell me? ”

A knight's duty was to defend his homeland with his blood and his life, and to fight for justice against injustice and evil, even though John was not yet a knight. Isabel thought she had nothing to say to John, and after thinking about it, she could only think of one sentence, "Your Excellency, protect your life, I hope you will be awarded the title of knight while you are alive."

John Neville's stay at Walton Manor was short, as he had to lead an aristocratic army of would-be lancers and longbowmen to Carlisle Castle on the western frontier that night. Then, from Carlisle Castle, cross the Anglo-Soviet border into Scotland. Finally, until the successful arrival of the army commander Hertford I, the Earl of Hertford, set up a base camp near Edinburgh.

Isabel sent John out of the hall and into the small square outside the gate. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one beside him, he whispered in a somewhat heavy tone, "John, look for my brother Sir Ernest for me when I go to Scotland." Now, he has gone to Scotland to fight. ”

John, who was holding the helmet in his arms, looked at her with a resolute gaze and nodded, "Miss, I will." ”

"Well, if you can find him, tell him that I will take care of all the affairs of his territory, his wife, and his children."

"Well, I'll tell him to his face."

Before leaving, Isabel looked at John silently and suddenly laughed, "John, I don't want this to be the last time we will meet, do you understand?" ”

The young and vigorous Baron Latimer laughed in the light of the fire, "Godmother, I have followed you into many battles, and you still don't trust my fighting skills?" ”

"Alright, get on your horse, there's still a long way to get to Carlisle Castle from here."

"Yes, godmother, I'm leaving."

Baron Latimer put on his helmet as he walked to his warhorse. After quickly riding his horse and receiving his hussar from one of the would-be lancers beside him, the eyes hidden behind his visor remained fixed on his former godmother. Suddenly, he raised the light cavalry gun in his hand, pointed the tip of the gun at the sky in the dark night, and shouted: "Loyalty! Faith! Honor! Guts! ”

With that, the 20 or so quasi-lancers beside him raised their light cavalry guns almost simultaneously and repeated loudly what Baron Latimer had said. At that moment, Isabel felt moved by the chivalry that emanated from the other party, who had the courage to sacrifice herself. Immediately, he also raised his arms and shouted: "Fight for honor!" ”

The small square once again sounded "Fight for Honor!!" and the neighing of warhorses. With the sound of a tumultuous stamping of horses, Baron Latimer and his cavalry squad vanished into the night like a wind, heading towards their goal.

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Two days later, on May 4, 1544, a war to snatch the Queen of Scots finally broke out in the early morning of that day. The Earl of Hertford, the commander of the English Army, commanded a large number of ground troops consisting of noble soldiers and mercenaries to attack Edinburgh and completely burn it down after the capture of Edinburgh on the instructions of Henry VIII.

Prior to this, Sir Ernest, the chief of Isabel, had led a small aristocratic army of Yeoman and farmers in the realm, followed by other noble and mercenary armies into Scotland. Along the way, the towns and villages you pass through are burned and plundered all the way to the vicinity of Edinburgh. Countless civilians in Scotland have lost their lives for their queen, and many villages have been left with corpses and turned into uninhabited villages.

As Adam Otterburn, a Scottish lawyer and diplomat, relayed 20 years later by an English diplomat, said: "Our people don't like it. Although the governor and some nobles have agreed, I know that few or no people like it, and our ordinary people do not like it at all. ”

"I beg you to let me ask you a question: If your lad were a girl and our girl a lad, would you be so serious in this matter? … I assure you that our nation will never agree to the English becoming King of Scotland. While the nobles of the entire kingdom will agree, our common people will take up stones and rebel against it! ”

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