The last stop for Robert Allsope, a London lawyer who had been in the north for months, was Lamberton Swift, Viscount of Darlington, who guarded Darlington Castle in County Durham. Prior to this, after his persistent and impassioned speeches, the nobles, knights, squires, and clergy of the north almost completely agreed with his 24 articles and supported them all by force.

However, among these northern elites, the Earl of Lancashire, Baron Montigall II, of Lancashire, stood firmly against him. Not only that, but the Duke of Richmond, whom he was bent on wooing, also seemed to have a hypocritical attitude towards his petition movement.

Soon, after Robert was gradually being treated with great hospitality by other high-class people in the North, he left behind the nobles who opposed his petition movement. When he easily persuaded Viscount Darlington to join the petition movement, he suddenly thought of Richmondshire, just 15 miles from Darlington Castle. The Duke of Richmond, the Young County Governor, and Isabel Walton, who served as a privy counsellor in the Duke's House, came to mind.

She was the only young woman in the upper class of the North to hold a position in the noble house, the daughter of a knight like no other, and a northern aristocratic woman full of humanism. Such a young unmarried woman, who was very prominent among all the aristocratic women of the North, undoubtedly made an indelible impression on the southerner Robert Althorp.

Robert decided to meet this particular northern woman again before returning to Lincolnshire. Of course, with his second-rank status, he naturally could not have any delusional relationship with this knight's daughter. Unless His Majesty accepted his 24 articles and befell him with the canonization of knighthood in recognition of his efforts to defend the Catholic faith, he had the opportunity to develop a relationship with Isabel that was only one step forward.

Just as Caroline, the eldest daughter of the Viscount of Darlington, was galloping towards the Duke of Richmond's castle, the aspiring City of London lawyer also rode out of the Viscount's Palace. On this sunny afternoon, he hoped to be able to ride a horse through the northern fields with the daughter of the knight he admired.

At this time, the jousting competition that took place on the school grounds of Nottingham Castle had come to an end. Herbert Frederick, who had little experience in battle, was soon defeated by Francis Swift, who had extensive experience in raiding and countless battles. The other Dukes' Guards, the Black Friars, were also happy to see Francis as Governor of the Security Army, so they were "defeated" by him in the competition.

The young Herbert was not willing to lose the tournament in this way, and in order to save as much as possible his image and position in Miss Euphemia's mind, he put forward a harsher condition for Francis: the guards who won the championship would also compete with the legendary cardinal advisor of the Duke's palace, and only after defeating the adviser could he become the best candidate for the governor.

Isabel and Caroline were taking a leisurely walk around the castle when a guard found them. After saluting the two, he said, "Your Excellency, Herbert has made a condition to Francis, saying that only if you are defeated will you be qualified for the post of Governor. ”

Caroline laughed when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Why did this Wei Cong named Herbert put forward such a condition? ”

Isabel frowned slightly, shook her head and said, "Probably Herbert is not convinced by Francis and wants to lend my hand to teach Francis a lesson." ”

"Well, that doesn't sound bad. What do you think, Isabel? ”

"I don't think I need to follow their orders."

"My good fellow, I actually want to lend Francis's hand to teach you a lesson, who told me to always lose to you?"

"Kari, the matter between us can be resolved at another time. Now it is up to the question of who will hold the post of Governor of the Security Army. ”

As the two followed Wei Cong towards the school grounds, Caroline put her arm on Isabel's shoulder and said with a smile: "Look, the weather is so good today, and the Duke is not in the castle, why don't you want to relax?" ”

Isabel squinted at the retainers, servants, and guards who appeared on both sides of the road from time to time saluting the two of them, and said with some seriousness, "Carly, please put your arms down, okay?" ”

"What, you're worried that someone thinks you're not an advisor and I'm not Lord Darlington's daughter?"

Isabel couldn't help her, rolled her eyes at her and said, "Whatever you want." However, this is only possible outside of the school premises. ”

Caroline giggled and said, "I think it's better for you to lose to Francis today." If you win against my brother, won't you still be the governor? ”

"You're right, I really can't beat Francis. But I don't want you to see my jokes. ”

As they approached the schoolyard, a male servant trotted towards the two from the direction of the castle gates. As he ran, he shouted from behind: "Your Excellency, please wait. ”

The two stopped, and Isabel turned to look at the servant, "What's the matter?" ”

The servant took a few breaths, saluted, and said, "Your Excellency, a lawyer claiming to be from the city of London wants to see you. ”

"What? Damn, how did this Robert get here? As Isabel spoke, she turned her gaze to Caroline beside her. Caroline lowered her arms and hurriedly said, "Don't look at me like that, I didn't let him follow me." ”

After thinking about it, Isabel said to the servant, "Let this lawyer come to the schoolyard." ”

"Why don't you let him wait for you in the parlor? What if he has an urgent matter and needs to see the duke? ”

"Carly, if he wants to see His Highness, why did he ask to see me first?"

"Gurgle... I understand. In this lawyer's mind, you are more important than the duke, aren't you? ”

When the two walked into the school grounds, the crowd of onlookers near the school grounds immediately applauded Isabel enthusiastically. Isabel glanced at the crowd, then looked at the would-be knights who had retreated to the sidelines and said, "Herbert, do you think Francis has to defeat me to take up the position of governor?" ”

Herb nodded and plucked up courage and said, "Yes, Your Excellency. You are a would-be knight with superb swordsmanship canonized by His Highness, so I don't think it would be rude for Francis to defeat you. ”

Isabel nodded, and said to him again, "Assuming I defeat Francis, do you want me to be the governor of the security army?" ”

Herbert didn't know what to say, and it seemed that he had completely forgotten the real purpose of today's jousting contest. With a look of embarrassment, he hesitated and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I just want to defeat Francis." ”