After battling his opponent until now, Carl Fox, who was constantly wielding his half-sword, began to become a little restless. No matter which attack he used, such as slashing, thrusting, and dragging, he didn't seem to be able to deal a fatal blow to his opponent, and even the number of times he could parry his opponent's sword was limited. On a few occasions when parrying the opponent's short sword, he found that the defenseless body parts were exposed in front of the opponent's eyes, and the opponent still did not attack.

He was not the only one who had been waiting too long, but also the commoners, the guards of the Duke's Palace, the cavalry of the security patrol, the sergeants, the county officials, and the squires who had been waiting for too long were all talking about the duel that had lasted too long. The Duke's palace guard from Fast wanted to see Isabel pierce Karl's throat with the short sword in his hand, but now he didn't see anything, and looked at Baldwin beside him helplessly, "Brother, why didn't Your Excellency kill this bastard?" ”

Baldwin stood there with his arms folded over his chest, his eyes always fixed on the two men on the field, "Perhaps, it would be too easy to kill that kid from the country." ”

Fast turned his gaze to the arena, "You mean, you don't want to kill him?" ”

William Parr, who was beside him, touched him on the shoulder, "Fast, are you also involved in the gambling game, betting that Your Excellency will kill this guy?" ”

"Huh? Hehe, it's normal to gamble some money during the holidays. Do you want Your Excellency to lose this duel? Fals, who looked like a gambler, chuckled softly.

William shook his head, and just said, "You idiot, losing the duel means that your Excellency has been killed by the other party." ”

Led by two horseback guards, Duchess Mary rode outside the dueling arena. Mary sat on her horse and craned her neck to look at the large number of onlookers, and couldn't help but whisper in amazement, "I didn't expect so many people to come to see Isabel's duel." ”

"Wait, I'll dismount right here." Mary commanded the guards in front of her. When she jumped off her horse, seven or eight guards at the front and back of the team immediately jumped off their horses and ran in front of Mary to drive away the crowd of onlookers.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, the Duchess is here." With the shouts of several guards, many civilians immediately made way for Mary to open a wide passage.

Fast and the others, who were standing at the front, also heard the roar coming from behind them, and turned their heads to look at the crowd behind them. When Fast saw Mary dressed in a man's garment, he smiled and said to the others, "Brothers, your Excellency's duel has brought Madame to you. ”

Sally and the mysterious strange man, who were standing in the other direction, also noticed the commotion of the crowd, and the mysterious man said curiously, "Ma'am, what's going on?" ”

Sally listened to the voices of the crowd and leaned out to look, "Oh, it's the Duchess." ”

"Duchess?" The mysterious man muttered subconsciously. Immediately, he turned his head and said casually in the accomplice's ear, "Do you know what the Duchess means?" ”

The accomplice looked at him with wide eyes and disbelief, looked at the person next to him and said in a low voice, "Matthew, are you crazy?" That's the wife of a great nobleman, you don't know who a great nobleman is, do you? ”

"I know that we only need gold and silver treasures, and we won't do anything to the Duchess."

"Have you forgotten what we said to the others?"

"I haven't forgotten, it's just an excuse for me."

The middle-aged longbowman named Matthew only used some hearsay to envelop the homeless who had nothing. At the very least, he wants the displaced people to think that they have joined a gang of thieves to regain their lost religious beliefs and the right to cultivate their land. Even he himself did not believe that with the strength of less than 100 men he could do what the entire Northern Society rebellion had not been able to do a few years ago.

The commotion outside the arena quickly caught Isabel Walton's attention, and when she saw Mary in men's clothes appear outside the dueling arena, she muttered a few words, "Damn, why did Mary get here?" ”

Dodging Karl's sword that stabbed him in the face, he dodged to the side and stood Karl raised his chin, "Karl, stop, the lord's wife is here." ”

Carl, who was facing away from the crowd of onlookers, also heard the commotion and the saluting of some people to Mary, but at this moment, he just wanted to avenge his father wholeheartedly, pointed at the other party with a half-sword in his hand, and said coldly, "Even if the lord's wife comes, I will wait until I kill you before greeting the lady." ”

"What if the lord's wife is in danger? If the lord's wife is kidnapped or abused, do you think you and your family will be able to live in the county? ”

When his father died, Carl automatically acquired the family property and control over the family. Tempted by wealth and land, he also wanted to gain more wealth through hard work. With the money, he can fulfill his father's wish and become a yoman in the village. After becoming a Yoman, he can move up to a higher level of gentlemanhood, at which point he is eligible to apply to the Royal Heraldic Court, and obtain a family coat of arms without any special title after being approved by the Royal Heraldic Court.

What the family coat of arms meant meant that he and his family could be recognized by the county society, and that they could also get the opportunity to pursue higher education, gain power, and change the way of life of the peasants. This is the lifelong dream of Yoman in all the villages, and no one can resist this great temptation.

Carl hesitated for a moment when he thought of this. When Isabel saw him like this, she linked revenge with wealth and told him, "Cal, I think your father must have told you how to become a rich man in the village and have more land and wealth. The benefits of land and wealth, you don't need to say it and you'll understand, right? ”

"Well, Your Excellency, what do you want to say?"

"What I'm trying to say is, if you are killed by me, can your family continue?" Isabel persuaded while the iron was hot: "If you now have the first, second, or third son, then you want your family to wait until your child is an adult before he can become a yoman?" For such a long time, you can guarantee that your child will not die from the plague or a duel? ”

By the time the Duchess came to the sidelines surrounded by the crowd, the two men on the field had stopped dueling. Mary didn't speak, just glanced at Isabel and then turned to a junior official next to her, "Why did they stop?" ”

The hunting officer, who was under the jurisdiction of Sir Augustine, the magistrate of the county, replied respectfully, "Madam, Miss Isabelle, the daughter of Your Excellency the Judge, did not want to kill that boy in the first place. So, they stopped after you came here. ”