"Lord, I didn't find Miss or Miss Caroline in the manor." A drawing-room servant stood at the end of the rectangular dining table, respectfully but cautiously reporting to Sir Augustine.

Sir Knight, who was holding a document in his hand accusing his master of refusing to pay a reasonable honorarium and several criminal case documents in his hand, did not raise his head, and only asked in a very casual tone: "Did the two young ladies go to lead the horses?" Did the guards at the gate of the manor see the two of them leave the manor? ”

"No, my lord."

"The two young ladies are still in the manor, look for them again."

As the servant bowed and was about to leave, Euphemia, who was sitting in the middle of the table, called out to the servant: "Uh, have you been looking for the Asker stream to the south?" ”

"No, miss."

"My sister and Miss Caroline will probably look for it near the hut by the stream."

As the servants left the dining room and walked quickly across the lawn toward the stream, Isabelle, whose clothes and leggings had been dried or sun-dried, stood up and looked at the edible body parts of the crab, such as the crab legs, claws, lids, and bodies, which had turned red in the boiling water.

A bright smile immediately appeared on her face, and she turned to Caroline Swift, who was sitting on a log and said happily, "Carrie, the food is ready." ”

"Oh, do you need spices?" Carrie turned her blank gaze to her female companion.

"No, just some salt." Isabel turned and went into the cottage, and after taking out a large spoon, two plates, and a salt shaker, she carried a small table made of logs with bark attached to it to the grass outside.

Afterwards, several edible body parts of the crab were fished out of the pot and placed on two plates and placed on a small table. When she sat across from Caroline, she smiled and picked up a thicker crab leg and handed it to the other party: "Take it, dip it in some salt and eat." ”

"It turns out that the crustaceans that the priests eat on fasting days are good at doing just that." Caroline mechanically took the crab leg that was handed to her.

Isabel herself took a crab leg and looked at the crab meat inside, "Well, it's a simple matter to cook these crustaceans, right?" ”

Caroline smiled reluctantly, "If you hadn't let me live in your father's manor, probably I wouldn't know how to eat even a crustacean." ”

When Isabel was about to put the crab leg in her mouth, she saw Caroline's eyes moist and burst into tears: "Are you thinking about your father?" ”

At this moment, she heard a sound of footsteps from among the trees not far away, and turned her head to see that it was a manservant in the living room who worked in the manor. The manservant also noticed her, came to her and hurriedly saluted, "Miss, lunch is ready." ”

Looking at Caroline, who was already teary-eyed, Isabel only whispered to the manservant: "Go back and report to my family and Lord Latimer's eldest son that I have lunch here with Miss Caroline today." ”

The manservant stole a glance at the contents of the plate: "Miss, if you and Miss Caroline don't go to the dining room for lunch, I will be punished by the lord." ”

"You will not be punished. You just have to tell my father and mother that Miss Caroline can't go to crowded places right now. ”

The manservant didn't quite understand what she meant, and stood still in place with a blink. Isabel shook her head and commanded, "Tell me everything you see, and my father and mother will understand, go." ”

By the time the valet had left, Caroline had burst into tears. Faced with the daughter of the rebel leader crying bitterly, the only thing Isabel could do was to wait quietly, waiting for the other party to vent all the pain in her heart by crying.

When she casually ate most of the shelled crab meat on the plate in front of her, the other party's cries had already begun to sob. Holding a crab claw in his hand, he looked at Caroline gently: "Is it much better now?" ”

Caroline nodded as she sucked in as Isabel picked up the replica Stred's tactical knife that had been placed on the table and slammed the end of the handle against the shell of a crab claw. Smash open the crab shell, revealing the crab meat inside and dip it in a little salt, "Just now you asked me what I would do if I didn't have time to accompany you." Is it? ”

"Yes, Isabel, is that so?" Caroline looked at her with red and swollen eyes as she picked up the crab leg that Isabel had given her earlier and dipped it in some salt.

Isabel looked at her movements and nodded, and said before putting the crab claws that exposed the crab meat into her mouth, "Very good, as long as you are willing to eat, it means that you still have the desire to live." ”

Caroline took a bite of the crab meat dipped in salt and felt good. After biting the crab shell in a few bites, and after eating the crab meat inside, he picked up a crab leg and said, "Yes, what would you do if you couldn't accompany me?" ”

"Well, I can only find someone to accompany you."

"Who are you going to look for? Is your mother, or Effie, or a boy named John Nevel? ”

"No, the person I'm looking for is Ernest, you won't object, will you?"

Caroline was stunned, but just looked at her twice......

Feeling that she had almost eaten, Isabel stood up and glanced at the sun hanging in the sky through a gap in a thick branch overhead. Turning around, he looked at Caroline, who was no longer depressed: "The weather is good today, do you want to go for a walk around Barnardburg?" ”

"To Fort Barnard? Isabel, riding from Asker Manor to Fort Barnard, north of Richmondshire, should take an hour. Are you really going to go there for a walk? ”

Isabel raised her head in the direction of the sun, squinted her eyes and smiled as she enjoyed the sunshine, "I just want you to get the love you deserve, especially when you're losing something else." ”

Caroline was silent, she continued to tilt her head and squint, "Carly, go and enjoy love." I believe that love can heal your wounds and allow you to get back some of your old things after you become a Jazz Lady. ”

Shortly after Isabel's family and Baron Latimer's eldest son had finished lunch, the two went outside Sir Augustine's study. Seeing that her father was still busy with the case at her desk, Isabel led Caroline to the back garden to find her mother and sister.

Seeing that Caroline had returned to normal, Sir Lady Antonia took her hand with a kind smile on her face and let her sit beside her, and asked with concern, "Child, I am glad to see your smile." I believe that it must be the power of God to change your bad mood. ”

Euphemia, who was sitting next to her mother, glanced at Isabel, who shook her head slightly, got up and walked to Caroline's side and giggled: "Miss, greet my brother for me when I go to Barnard Fort." ”

Caroline's face turned a little crimson: "Effie, you... What do you mean? ”