As Isabel Walton rode her horse past the stone bridge in front of Thurland Castle alone, she suddenly saw four familiar figures of would-be knights in the unusually wide garden. With both hands, he grabbed the two reins that controlled the armature in the mouth of War Horse Onix, and War Horse Onix stopped beside these people.

When the four would-be knights saw her, they immediately stopped in front of their horses and saluted her. Isabel jumped off her horse, looked at the four men and said, "Why are you here?" ”

A would-be knight replied with a serious expression, "Your Highness, please make sure that you and Sir Augustine return to Nottingham Castle at sunrise tomorrow. ”

Isabel nodded and said, "What happened?" ”

"Your Highness didn't say anything, but he looked anxious."

"Well, does Lord Lancashire know about this?"

"I believe that Sir Augustine is telling Lord Lancashire about this at this moment."

After a while, his father, dressed in quasi-lancer armor and with a cross-knighted sword hanging from his waist, accompanied Jacob Wycliffe, dressed as a fashionable nobleman, to the garden. Jacob glanced at the crowd and whispered, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to say to Miss Isabel alone. ”

Sir Augustine glanced at his daughter, nodded, and then bowed and took a few steps back. Jacob took a few more steps in the direction of the stone gate, and as Isabel followed, he said, "Miss Isabel, I am very saddened by your sudden departure. Through these few days of friendly contact, I believe that my feelings for you are slowly growing in my heart. ”

Isabel glanced sideways at her father and the others, smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency. I wonder how you thought about it? ”

"Mademoiselle, you mean Mr. Althorp, right? Rest assured, I have reached an agreement with Baron Montiger II. When the king makes his final decision, we will definitely join the king's army. ”

"Your Excellency, I am glad that you have made a wise choice."

"Well, since the Duke of Richmond has summoned you back, it must be a matter of great urgency. Allow me to be here to convey to you my best wishes for a safe journey. ”

Isabel nodded and whispered, "Your Excellency, is it okay?" ”

Jacob didn't know what she meant, but nodded anyway. Isabel opened her arms when she was close enough to the other, and gave a courtesy slight hug to the Earl of Lancashire, who had maintained a tall figure. After a few seconds, when she let go of her arms and returned to her natural state, Jacob looked at her in amazement and said, "Miss Isabel, this is... What do you mean? Are you beginning to accept my affection for you? ”

Isabel shrugged her shoulders and said, "I just hope that I can ease a little bit of your heart... Feelings of frustration or burnout. ”

"Miss, I can imagine what you think of the Duke of Richmond."

"Your Excellency, I think it's time for us to go. Hopefully we'll see each other again. ”

"Miss Isabel, I think so."

"Your Excellency, please tell Madame Lancashire that I am sorry for my sudden departure. Also, thank you Madame for providing me with the dress I wore for dinner. ”

When she received her personal belongings, a bow and quiver, from her father, she saluted Jacob with the others. As he mounted his horse and followed the others out of Thurland Castle, Sir Augustine asked his daughter, "Your Excellency, do you want to continue this mission?" ”

Isabel pondered as she rode her horse and said, "You can withdraw them and abort this mission." ”

"Abort the mission? Sir, don't you want to know the opinion of the nobles, knights, and squires of the other northern counties? ”

"Sir Sir the closer you get to the border counties, the more traditional their religious ideas will be. Don't worry, those people will definitely stand with Mr. Allthope. ”

"Your Excellency, are you sure that these nobles, knights, and squires will do something crazy and unexpected?"

"Yes, I'm sure. When Mr. Althop finishes his trip to the north, we will be ready for anything. ”

Soon, six men and six horses found Francis and his wife in the village of Tanster, north of the castle. After Isabel explained to the two of them the intentions of several would-be knights and the decision to suspend the mission, Francis Swift thought and said, "Your Excellency, Benjamin and Michael have already left in the afternoon. ”

Isabel didn't say much, just instructed, "It's okay, you can tell the two of them when you go back." ”

Once Francis and Brian joined the small group of light cavalry, they returned to their original route and crossed the Yorkshire Highlands. When this cavalry squad of eight knights and would-be knights hurried to the largest village in the Yorkshire Highlands, Howth, they had to dismount and give their horses enough rest to keep going.

The next day, on the morning of Ramadan, Sir Augustine and eight other knights returned to Henry's Nottingham Castle. When he reached the staircase in front of the main castle, a valet saluted the people on their horses and said to Isabel: "Your Excellency, please come with me to the study at once, for Your Highness is already waiting for you there." ”

When he arrived at the study, the restless Duke of Richmond was pacing back and forth in the study alone. After saluting the duke's figure, the manservant whispered, "Your Highness, Your Excellency the Privy Counsellor has returned. ”

Henry looked up, immediately looked at the other party with joy and said, "Isabel, I didn't expect you to come back early. ”

Isabel saluted him and said to the manservant, "Go down." Then he went to the reception area of the study and sat down in a chair and said, "Henry, what is going on?" ”

"Isabel, I received a letter, and you surely don't know who sent it to me." When Henry hurried back to her desk to get the letter, she had already guessed that it was probably from Henry VIII.

When Henry handed the letter to her in a tube, Isabel hesitated whether she should take it. Eventually, she took the letter from the duke's hand, and slowly pulled open the letter with her left hand on top and right hand on the bottom, which she thought might determine the happiness of the duke's life.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! You're getting married soon. After reading the letter, Isabel smiled and said only one word.

"Actually, Isabel, I didn't even know about the marriage my father had arranged for me. The Duke of Norfolk's second child, Mary Howard, I can't even remember her face. Henry sat beside Isabel, trying to explain it all.

Isabel, who already knew the facts, smiled and said, "Henry, won't you know when you return to Windsor?" ”