A somewhat restless Caroline paced back and forth on the edge of the training ground, occasionally glancing at two men a few feet away from her. Isabel glanced back at her and said to Henry, "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll take care of this." ”

Henry looked at her in silence and said with some hesitation, "Isabel, I... I don't want anything to happen to you, I hope... You can stay with me forever. ”

"I appreciate your concern for me. Relax, I'll be fine. After saying that, Isabel said, "Your Highness, there is one more thing. My mother wants me to go back to dinner tonight, you wouldn't object, would you? ”

"Oh, no, of course not. Why would I object? ”

"Thank you, Your Highness. My family and I are always ready to welcome you to the Asker estate. ”

"I will."

Henry said again: "Isabel, do you have any new discoveries about Lord Darlington and several other nobles?" ”

Isabel nodded and said, "Your Highness, when I come to see you tomorrow morning, I will tell you the truth. ”

Caroline said to Isabelle, who had returned to her, "Your Excellency, do you want to know why I knew the content of your conversation with Your Highness?" ”

From her contact with her over the past year, Isabel slowly discovered that Caroline seemed to have some minor problems in her spirit. She still can't say where the specific symptoms are and what the characteristics are. After all, her major was a naval course for naval officers, not a psychology course.

Isabel smiled and said, "I don't want to know, and I don't care." ”

"Why? Why don't you want to know? Is it just because I am the daughter of a viscount who has broken his marriage contract, and I am a daughter who will never inherit the title and the domain? At the end, Caroline's eyes unexpectedly flashed with tears.

Isabel sighed slightly, she knew she was the source of what had happened to Caroline. If the raid hadn't taken place, perhaps Caroline would have been the wife of a viscount or count by this time.

Although she admits that she was the commander of the looting and hostage ransom operations, she believes that she cannot be held fully responsible. Because before exchanging hostages and ransom, she did not know that Caroline was the leader of the other party's centaur.

In any case, these two actions have become an established fact. So now, she can only accept this fact and atone for Caroline, who was indirectly hurt by herself, in the rest of her life.

She wanted to touch the other person's arm or shoulder to express her guilt for her. However, the other party's spirit seems to have immediately returned to its previous state of excitement.

Caroline stared at Isabel intently, and said in a tough tone, "If you don't want to know, I'll tell you." You and Your Highness must be talking about why I'm coming to Nottingham Castle, right? ”

Isabel glanced at several of the servants, sergeants, and would-be knights of the guard near the training ground, and said with a smile, "Yes, not exactly. Miss Swift, you know exactly what you're here for, aren't you? ”

"Stop, don't call me Miss Swift again, scoundrel. Call me Carrie or ...... and give me a nice nickname, preferably one that beats yours. ”

"Carrie, you are Lord Darlington's eldest daughter. I don't think I can do anything like that to give you a nickname in the dueling arena. ”

"Very good, very good. Now, I'll tell you why I came to Nottingham Castle. ”

Caroline took two steps back, moved her neck and said, "Villain, are you ready?" ”

Isabel drew the sword from her waist and placed it on the ground and said, "Ready." Carly, are you going to duel me with your bare hands today? ”

"Villain, you're right." As soon as she finished speaking, Caroline rushed up to Isabel and threw a straight right punch at the face.

Isabel quickly tilted her head to the right, and her left hand grabbed her opponent's elbow in the opposite direction like lightning. Then, quickly cut your back into the front of the other person's body. Immediately after, use your hips against the opponent's waist and pull the opponent towards you.

With his left hand still grasping Caroline's clothes at her elbow, he used his right hand to hold Caroline's clothes behind her right shoulder, using her back as a fulcrum.

Before Caroline could figure out what was going on, she felt her body fall to the ground hard by Isabel. As she lay on her back on the ground, she felt as if some stars had appeared in front of her.

At this time, the people who stayed near the training ground were almost stunned by the fight between the two of them. Isabel stepped forward and held out her right hand to Caroline, who was still lying on her back, and said, "Carly, are you alright?" ”

At that time, the sport of boxing had just landed in the Kingdom of England in the 16th century. After more than 30 years of development, boxing has gained a certain number of supporters among the tenant farmers and the poor in the lower strata of society. It was in this case that Caroline, who was mentally paranoid and learned boxing techniques popular in the northern countryside by accident through a yoman attached to her father.

Caroline didn't expect that she, who had learned and become proficient in boxing, would still be defeated by "Madame Medusa" in the dueling ring. Is it because you haven't practiced enough, or has your opponent also learned this unknown hand-to-hand combat technique?

After grabbing Isabelle's outstretched hand and quickly getting up from the ground, Caroline re-examined the other and said, "In the past year, I have learned to fight with long swords, swords and shields, daggers, and even hand-to-hand combat in order to defeat you in the dueling ring. But why do you always have to beat me in various ways? ”

Isabel smiled nicely and whispered, "Do you want me to kill you in the dueling ring?" ”

"Sometimes it's better to be killed by your sword than to be defeated by you all the time."

"Uh, okay. If you're not here to kill me, I'll try to take that into account. ”

"Consider what?"

"Consider... How can I be defeated by you in the dueling arena without being killed by you in the dueling arena. ”

Caroline didn't understand what she meant, and Isabel stepped up to her ear and said, "Hey, why don't we go have a drink first?" ”

Caroline squinted at her before she said, "No problem, where to go?" His Royal Highness's wine cellar or Lord Darlington's restaurant? ”

"Come with me, I'll take you somewhere."

"Villain, where do you want to take me?"

A few minutes later, Isabel and Caroline rode to the town near Nottingham Castle. Walk through a few streets, turn a few corners and stop in front of a private tavern.

Dismounting, Caroline, observing with disdain at the nearby houses and buildings, and the various people passing by, said to Isabel, "Villain, how did you bring me to such a poor, uneducated place where the inferior live? ”

Isabel tied her horse to the tethered post in front of the tavern and said with a smile, "Do you want to know why I beat you?" Come in with me and I'll tell you. ”

Caroline looked at her and said, "Really? I don't believe it. I don't trust anyone but myself, sometimes not even myself. ”

As he walked towards the tavern, Elobel smiled and said, "Since you don't trust anyone, how did you learn this hand-to-hand combat technique?" ”

Caroline glanced contemptuously at a male hired man passing by and said, "To defeat you." ”