As the flag guard hurried back from Fast and another vigilante patrol from the direction of Grington, William Parr, who feared that Isabel would be drawn into a large-scale armed skirmish, had some accident when he drove his mount a second time through the downhill road in front of Quekpat.

The more anxious he felt, the more he urged his horse under his crotch to speed up his march and run. Unexpectedly, before the horse could go some distance, the horse stumbled and fell off the horse's back. The accident from the fall of the horse fell into the eyes of the Governor of the Peace, Saul Morrison, who hurriedly grabbed the war horse and looked at William who fell to the ground, "Boy, are you okay?" ”

Fortunately, the horse did not run very fast, and the cuirass on his body carried most of the impact for him, so that he would not fall very badly when he landed on his back. When he stood up, he patted the dust off his body and shook his head ashamedly, "My lord, I'm fine." ”

"Boy, you can't let the horse run on the downhill road."

"I'm sorry, my lord, but I was just worried that Your Excellency would be drawn into a mob fight." After inspecting that the front legs of his mount were in good condition, William remounted his mount and headed with the vigilante patrol towards the village of Quekpat.

Thor tugged at the reins in his right hand and looked at his surroundings, "This is the north, and when you are ready to defend yourself against the attacks of the highlanders, it is inevitable that there will be civil fights. As for Your Excellency, she is not going to put herself in danger as easily as you say. ”

"Yes, sir. My lord, I think you've known you for a long time, right? ”

Thor glanced at him sideways, thought about it and suddenly said, "Boy, I have never seen you in the Duke's Palace, when did you enter the Duke's Palace as a guard?" ”

William saw from the other party's eyes that the other party seemed to be suspicious of his identity, and quickly explained: "My lord, please believe me, today is the first time I have followed Your Excellency out to inspect His Highness's territory, so I am not very clear about the affairs in the territory. ”

Just confronting Isabel in person will reveal the identity of this young man. Therefore, Thor quickly dispelled his doubts and nodded softly, "I have indeed known Your Excellency for a long time. When I was Sir Francis's deputy, I had some dealings with you on matters of peace. ”

Without waiting for the two to talk a few more words, the cavalry marched to the flat road in front of the village of Kuikpat. Thor keenly heard the shouts and the clashing of wood and metal from the northwest side of the village, and turned back to greet the team, "Hurry up, everyone enter the village at once." ”

Just as William and Saul arrived outside the village of Gunnaside, a duel of honor began with Isabel as a witness and referee. In terms of the weapons held by the two sides involved in the duel, the round shield and battle axe held by Barbarian Buck have a great combat advantage over the opponent's cross-handed half-sword in terms of cooperative combat.

His opponent, Arthurs, wielded a cross-handed half-sword, which was actually the weapon of choice for the knights. This is because in the 15th and 16th centuries, when full-body armor appeared, only the sharp tip of a half-sword could easily pierce into the gap in the armor and inflict damage on knights wearing full-body armor. As for the ordinary infantry sergeants, they rarely used the half-hand sword.

Of course, the hand-held half-sword that can be used with armor, without armor, on the horse, under the horse, with one hand and both hands, can also be used by ordinary sergeants. However, on the battlefield, a shield is required to make the half-sword in the hands of the sergeant.

Under the powerful attack of Buck's short-handled, single-edged battle axe, Arthurs, who was only holding a half-sword in his hand, soon became unable to fully fight the axe. When he stabs or slashes with a sword, Buck blocks his sword with his shield. In order to prevent his sword from being knocked out or damaged by the opponent's tomahawk, Arthurs was forced to speed up his dodge to avoid the attack of the tomahawk.

For a moment, the informal duel of honor between Buck and Arthurs entered a stalemate. While everyone was watching the duel intently from outside the arena, Baldwin, who had his spear on the ground, pouted and said with some contempt, "Your Excellency, this shield of Buck has saved him many times. ”

Isabel, who was standing on Baldwin's side, was just waiting for the arrival of the security patrol. Looking at the barbarian who was becoming more and more brave on the field, he crooked the corners of his mouth very calmly, "No matter what, you can't let these two groups fight." ”

By this time, the Governor of Peace and William, along with the 30 cavalry patrols behind them, had already arrived outside the dueling arena. When Governor of Peace Saul Morrison saw a life-and-death duel going on in the middle of the clearing, he raised his eyebrows and sneered twice in disbelief, "Boy, this is what you said about a mob private fight that will bring danger to Your Excellency?" ”

William was also puzzled by the sudden duel that took place in front of him. Later, when he saw a large number of armed peasants gathered in the east and west directions outside the field, he excitedly pointed at the mob and said, "My lord, you see, those farmers outside the field are all armed. It seems that he still intends to fight the other party. ”

"Well, I saw it." When Thor finished speaking, he saw Isabel on the other side of the field waving at him, "Boy, Your Excellency is calling us, let's go." ”

After ordering the patrol to stand by, Thor and William traveled from the east side of the dueling arena to the south to the position where Isabel and the Duke's palace guards were located. After William returned to the guard, Isabel looked at the two people on the field and then at Thor, "Governor, there was supposed to be a mob of people fighting here. Now, the leaders of both sides of the private fight have changed the private fight to an honor duel after listening to my advice. ”

Although some people noticed the arrival of the security patrol, no one paid attention to them. The two mobs standing on the east and west sides cheered on their leaders in high spirits as shouts, whistles, and the sound of weapons striking shields echoed all around.

"Your Excellency, is there really a private fight?" As Saul spoke, he smiled apologetically at William behind Isabel.

"Yes, Governor. I just don't want to see too many farmers get hurt or die, turning the peaceful countryside into a battlefield, that's why I'd suggest a duel of honor for these two guys. ”

"Well, Your Excellency, what should we do now?"

At this time, Arthurs had been forced to retreat by Buck, but he was still struggling to resist the opponent's attack. Isabel noticed the change and looked indifferently, "Wait for the end of the duel." ”