John Neville, who had not yet fully recovered himself, hurriedly grabbed a short-handled, single-edged battle axe from his desk and stumbled out of the room with the manservant. When he was halfway down the hallway, he hurriedly shouted at the manservant, "Damn, wait for me." ”

Before the manservant could stop, little John turned and ran towards his room like a gust of wind. After a while, he ran out of the room with a common branch-shaped gauntlet sword that imitated the royal workshop stabbing sword, a bowback without a bowstring, and a smaller bag. Coming behind the manservant, his nostrils bubbling rough, "Let's go." ”

As soon as the two of them stepped out of the Sir Manor's house, a cool breeze blew in front of them. Little John felt a little cold in his head, and reached out again to touch it, "God, where's my hat?" ”

The manservant had to stop again, lifted the oil lamp and shone it on his face, and looked at him with some tears and laughter, "Sir, you left the room without a hat, do you need me to get it for you?" ”

"Of course." As soon as Little John's words came out, he suddenly remembered something, "Do you know where the godmother is now?" ”

The manservant replied softly, "I think the young lady should be in the stable." ”

John became a little uneasy, and hurriedly urged the manservant, "Hurry up, hurry up, you don't have to go get the hat for me." ”

When he was led by the manservant to the stable, he saw Isabel standing on the left side of the horse, holding the reins and fully armed. Hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, godmother, I... I'm coming. ”

In fact, little John didn't take off his clothes and slept in bed at all last night. Although Isabel only asked him to wake up at 4 a.m., he sat neatly dressed all night so as not to interfere with his first paramilitary operation. The mixture of nervousness, excitement, freshness, curiosity, and excitement made him restless, and he finally sat down at his desk and fiddled with his short-handled, single-edged battle axe.

In terms of time, little John was not considered late, he just spent the time putting on his clothes and cuirass to sleep. So Isabel just glanced into the stable, "Go and put your horse in harness." ”

In a panic, little John came to his stall, and Yul Carter, the senior manservant waiting outside the cubicle, stood up to him with a smile and saluted, "Good morning, sir." ”

"Well, Yule, come and help me. Also, Is the horseshoe changed? Little John, who was in a hurry, did not care about anything else, and rushed into the stall of the horses.

"I'm sorry, sir, but Mademoiselle told you to load your own harness. Also, I've changed your horse's horseshoe. Yule, who was still standing outside the cubicle, just turned around and replied to John inside.

"Uh, okay, I see." Little John knew very well in his heart that no matter how anxious he was, he needed to complete all the affairs by himself.

Later, when he led the horse to the stable, Isabel waited for him tepidly. After glancing at the weapons on Little John's body and the harness attached to the horse, he stared closely at the belly of the war horse, "John, the horse's belly belt is not tightened. ”

"I'm sorry, godmother." John hurriedly pulled the horse's belly belt tight.

"Think again, what else is there left untween?"

"Well, it seems like there isn't." Little John looked down at the tomahawk and handguard swords on either side of his waist, and then touched the back saddlebag containing the small bag. Just as he was about to reply to Isabel, he said in a panic, "Where's my longbow?" I remember I took the bowback, why is it gone? ”

Isabel did see him walk into the stable with a hunched back, and shook her head without saying anything. Only, reaching out and pointing to the stable with his thumb, "Inside, go find it." ”

John Neville, who had been in a hurry for a while, finally rushed out of the stable with a hunchback, inserted himself horizontally into the side of the saddle, and straddled the horse. At this time, Isabel had been sitting on the back of the war horse for some time, looked sideways at her godson and said expressionlessly, "Is there anything that has not been forgotten and has not been taken?" ”

John glanced at his godmother like a child who had done something wrong. In fact, he was indeed a boy who did not even have the qualifications of a knight's squire. After a quick recall, he looked at Isabel, "No, if you count the hats......"

"Alright, it's almost dawn, let's go."

"Yes, godmother."

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When he rushed from Asker Manor to the 2nd Guards stationed only two miles away, and led a team of 20 guards to the main entrance of the Duke of Richmond's castle, William, who was riding beside him, asked at the right time: "Your Excellency, today is the Lord's Day, are we going to the Mass on the Lord's Day?" ”

Isabel turned to look at the castle and commanded, "Go and report to the priest that today we will go to Yorkshire on a mission according to His Highness's orders." If God rebukes us, we will go to church and confess when we return. ”

"Also, go find Your Highness's butler, and ask him to tell Your Highness that we are leaving for Leeds City."

"Yes, Your Excellency." William turned his horse and galloped towards the castle.

After William left, Isabel glanced at the sky that had been completely bright, and turned her head to look at her godson who was riding on a horse beside her, "John, we will have to ride for half a day to reach the vicinity of Leeds City, do you have any questions?" ”

Little John touched the two weapons at his waist, and then touched the saddlebag fastened under the saddle and the back saddle bridge, and shook his head, "Godmother, I have no problem. ”

"Well, John, you're doing a great job. Remember, you weren't a child from the time you followed me out of Asker Manor. ”

"Yes, godmother." John turned his head to look at the group behind him and whispered, "Godmother, can I call you 'Your Excellency'?" ”

"John, you are not a retainer of Your Highness, so you don't need to call me that."

While the crowd was still waiting for William Parr to return, John felt empty and nothing. Subconsciously touched the breastplate on the outside of his abdomen, and muttered childishly, "Godmother, I'm so hungry, I really want to eat some fruit tart." ”

Isabel shrugged her shoulders and pouted, "I'm hungry too." Have you ever seen other people with the same expressions as you, though? ”

John looked back at the group of guards, "No. ”

"Don't worry, we'll pass by your father's Latimer manor on the way. If you're really hungry, go to the estate and ask your stepmother to give you some food. ”

"Really? Great, why don't you let the team go to the manor for a bite to eat before leaving? ”

"But we're on a mission. Besides, you're a squire now, aren't you? Isabel spoke in a gentle tone, but in a harsh tone.