According to Isabel Walton's plan, it is imperative that two judicial duels are resolved within today's day. One was a duel with Ander Rufe, the second-level master of the murder and theft, which has now been solved. There was also a duel with Wood, another of Ender's young accomplices. As for the last thief in the same case, after the trial, he had expressed his obedience to the judge's decision.

The Duchess's unexpected appearance delayed the second judicial duel for some time, and allowed Ender's young partner Wood to survive a little longer. At this moment, Wood, who was being held in the temporary detention center of the Magistrate's Court, knelt in the room, looking up at the small iron bar window on the wall and praying.

He prays that God will forgive him for his sins, that he will make it out of the courtroom alive, and that his partner Ander can triumph over his opponent in a judicial duel. Although the opponent was not the old sheriff, he believed in himself very much, believing that he could easily defeat a young woman who would take the place of the judge.

While the living Wood was still immersed in a beautiful dream, his companion died in the dueling ring. When Ander died, a large cut was made in his abdomen from left to right. Like an ancient pig that had been disemboweled, ready to be slaughtered, the contents of its stomach flowed all over the ground, steaming hot when it fell on the grass. What is frightening is that at this time, Ander has not yet lost his breath, standing in place and watching in amazement as the contents of his stomach slip out and fall to the ground.

When he wanted to throw away the delicate six-leaf hammer in his hand to cover his stomach, he felt that his neck was instantly pierced by a cold object from behind - "Sword!" "This was the last time the brain's 8.6 billion neurons exchanged information before they lost their oxygen supply at the same time his carotid artery was severed.

Ender's death was so ugly that it really didn't make people look directly at his body. The young woman who had killed him in the duel beckoned to Governor of the Peace Saul Morrison, who was standing on the sidelines, and Thor came to her and heard her order: "Get a few men to carry this man away and bury him, and then stuff him back with the things on the ground." ”

After several sergeants shoved the steaming, blood-clinged stuff back into Ender's stomach, they held his body away from the sight of the young woman and the duchess with two hooked sickles. The young woman glanced again at the large pool of blood on the ground, and turned to walk towards the Duchess, who knew nothing.

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Sir Augustine, Sir William, Governor of the Peace Saul, Isabel, two members of the Guard, and several vigilantes accompanied the Duchess Mary Fitzroy outside the courtroom in the bright sunshine. As one of the guards led the Arabian horse to the Duchess, Mary glanced at Isabel: "Your Excellency, I invite you to lunch today. ”

Isabel knew Mary's thoughts, presumably wanting to talk to her after lunch about the duel she had seen today. After helping Mary on the horse with a light smile, he looked up at the other party, "Madam, I still have some business to attend to, and I will be back soon." ”

"But aren't you going to come back after you've had lunch?"

"Ma'am, it will be taken care of soon. Perhaps I took care of it by the time you started your lunch. ”

"Okay." Mary, who was sitting sideways on horseback, tightened the two reins, "Your Excellency, I hope you can come back as soon as possible, I still have something to say to you." ”

Two guards and several security cavalry escorted the Duchess on horseback towards the castle to the south. Isabel turned to Sir William with a solemn expression, "Your Excellency, bring another suspect who asked for a duel to the schoolyard. ”

"Isabel, why don't you wait until after lunch to start?" Sir Augustine asked.

"Your Excellency, you have also heard Madame's words, and I have to rush back as soon as possible to explain today's duel to Madame."

"Well, I still want to tell you that, don't lose your life because of a duel."

As the barred door to the room was opened, Wood, who was bent on a lunch that didn't cost anything, was released by the two sergeants. As Wood walked out of the room, he glanced at the blue sky, "It's a nice day. If I wasn't caught, I could eat beef in the sun on the grass. ”

"Hurry up, idiot." One of the sergeants standing in front of him snarled after shackling him.

"Good day, my lord, can I still get a lunch today?" Wood remembered his lunch and hurriedly greeted the other sergeant on the side.

The sergeant in a cuirass and helmet with a hook and sickle glanced at him and sneered: "Lunch? Fool, because you made a request for a duel against Your Excellency the Judge, and we didn't eat lunch either. ”

"My lord, I just want to steal a few cows, and I don't want to kill the lord's guards at all. Oh, and a young lady. ”

"Fool, you should say these things to Your Excellency. Now, you'd better go faster, go slower and be careful, I'll teach you a hard lesson. ”

Wood didn't know where he was going, but still asked cautiously, "My lord, where will I be taken?" ”

"Armory, go pick up some of your usual weapons."

"Yes, sir. So, can I go home before lunch? ”

"Hahaha......" the two sergeants escorting him laughed in unison, and one of the sergeants looked at him with curious eyes, "You haven't won the duel yet, how do you know you're going home?" ”

Wood himself laughed, "Judge Frederick told me that a young woman would be fighting me in a duel in place of Judge Walton. So, I guess I'll be able to go home soon. ”

The two sergeants did not talk to him any further. This is because the Governor of Peace has issued an order forbidding anyone to tell Isabel to a suspect.

When he left the armory, Wood, dressed as a peasant, had become a peasant mercenary. He wears a helmet, a cuirass and skirt, and a round shield on his left forearm. Holding a two-handed hammer, he slanted an elaborate one-handed cross sword at his waist. Of course, he could temporarily possess these armors and weapons with Isabel's permission.

When he was under the strict supervision of several sergeants and brought to the school grounds, one of the sergeants "kindly" handed him a small half-lump of barley bread, "Eat it." ”

Believing that God was watching over him at this moment, Wood hurriedly took it, "May God bless you, my lord." ”

Standing in the distance, Isabel looked at the man coldly, "If you obey the judge's decision, maybe you won't have to eat this last lunch." ”

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