In fact, of all the letters Isabel replied to, only one letter to Sir Francis Swift was missing. There was no particular reason, not because Caroline wanted her to marry Francis, let alone because she was ashamed to face Jazz. The only explanation is that in order not to keep the Duchess waiting for her, she completely forgot to reply to the Sir in her haste to reply to several letters.

At this time, she was walking slowly with Duchess Mary Fitzroy in the Duke of Richmond's castle. When Mary heard the question, she looked at the stable in front of her and said, "Go back to the south and be free." ”

"Back to the South? Before or after the birth of an heir for His Highness? ”

"Well, it should be after giving birth to an heir for His Highness."

"What if your first child was a girl?" Isabel smiled and nodded as she looked at the Night's Watch standing on the side of the road bowing to herself and Mary.

Mary didn't seem to notice that the Night's Watch was saluting her, and walked forward without squinting, "Girl? Yes, if the first child is not a male heir, what can I do to be free? Isabel, what is your opinion? ”

"My opinion, you have to get used to accepting the fact that His Highness is already your husband."

"I've accepted it. If you don't accept it, how can you talk to you in His Highness's castle? ”

The two came to the stable of the Duke's guard, Isabel smiled and pointed to her heart, looking at each other, "I mean here, has your heart accepted His Highness?" ”

Perhaps Mary was too ashamed to answer such a question and turned the subject to a less important question, "Isabel, why is His Highness's castle called Nottingham Castle?" ”

"I don't know, maybe it has something to do with the title of Earl of Nottingham bestowed upon His Royal Highness by His Majesty."

"Well, what do you think about changing the name of the castle to Richmond Castle?"

Isabel didn't say anything directly, but just nodded: "You can write a letter tomorrow to ask Your Highness's opinion." ”

As the two walked back, Mary talked about the Sunday Mass the day after tomorrow, "Isabel, where will you go after the Sunday Mass the day after tomorrow?" ”

"I don't know, if I don't have anything to do by then, I'll probably go to Barnard Castle. Oh, and by the way, Sir Ernest is the chief guard of Barnard Castle. ”

As soon as Mary heard that she was going to play elsewhere, she immediately became interested and continued, "Sir Ernest? I remember you said Sir was your brother, didn't you? ”

Isabel replied as she walked, "Yes, there is a letter to-day from Sir Lady, who is an important companion of mine. ”

"Well, I see, you were invited to Barnard Castle by Mrs. Walton. Isabel, can you find me a riding horse tomorrow? ”

"Mary, can you ride a horse?" Isabel was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down again. She knew that Mary, as the eldest daughter of the Duke of Norfolk III, had a unique condition that most English women did not have.

"Of course I can ride a horse. Did you know that there was an oval racecourse north of my father's castle, and it was there that I learned to ride horses? ”

Isabel was not at all surprised by where Mary had learned to ride a horse, but just smiled: "Mary, where are you going to ride a horse?" ”

"Well, I don't know yet. Why don't I ride with you to Barnard Castle? ”

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Mary stood in front of the saddled, dark maroon Arabian horse, hesitating to ride it. At this time, Isabel glanced at her, "Mary, I'll go lead a horse and come out soon." ”

As she entered the stall of a war horse in the stable, Thor's lieutenant, Ralph, hurried out of the stable. It was not yet sunrise and it was dark, and by the light from inside the stable, he saw a woman standing outside the stable with a graceful warhorse.

"Good morning, Your Excellency." Ralph grabbed the horse from his crotch, and before the horse could stop, he jumped off the horse and saluted Mary.

Mary, who was dressed in a tight dress, looked at her with a dignified duchess demeanor, and Amy, who was standing on one side, hurriedly took two steps forward and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"I'm Ralph, the deputy of Lord Saul Morrison, the Governor of the Peace, and I have an urgent matter to come to you."

"Ralph, you've mistaken someone, this is the Duchess of Richmond."

Ralph quietly glanced at Mary's face, realized that he had really recognized the wrong person, and lowered his head slightly, "I'm very sorry, Duchess, please forgive me for being rude." ”

As he spoke, his eyes continued to scan his surroundings and the stables. Mary didn't speak, and Amy, who was good at observing her faces, hurriedly said for her: "Your Excellency is in the stable, you go and look for her inside." ”

Isabel faintly heard the conversation outside in the stall, and as she stepped out of the cubicle, she saw Ralph walking briskly in her direction. Standing still, he stopped the other party, "Ralph, I'm here." ”

When Ralph saw Isabel, he saluted and told her about the judicial duel. When he finished, Isabel returned to the cubicle and pulled out a saddled black Spanish horse, "Ralph, I'll go with you to the magistrate's court." ”

When the two men and a warhorse arrived outside the stable, Isabel told Ralph to wait. He came to the Duchess and whispered, "Mary, I am going to the magistrate's court now." If all goes well, I'll be back before lunch. ”

"What are you going to do in the magistrate's court? Is Your Excellency the Judge looking for you? ”

Isabel glanced at her, and replied casually as she was about to step on her horse, "Yes, Your Excellency Judge is in some trouble and needs me to solve it for him." ”

Mary was even more incredulous, "What trouble has Your Excellency Judge encountered, and you still need to solve it for him?" ”

"Mary, we'll talk when I get back, okay?"

The Duchess knew that she would not get the desired result if she asked any further questions, so Isabel and Ralph saluted her and rode off on their horses. Soon after, the two rode to the courtroom, and Isabel returned to her father's judge's room after handing over the horses to Ralph.

Sir Augustine did not expect his daughter to come, and frowned and said to the Governor-General's deputy in a reprimanding tone: "Ralph, why did you call your Excellency to the court?" ”

Isabel smiled kindly at Ralph and looked at her father again, "Sir, I came with the Governor's deputy. ”