Isabel, who was riding in front, looked back at Robert, who was looking around, and said to her father, "Sir, what do you think Lord Lancashire will think of this visiting London lawyer?" ”

Sir Augustine shook his head thoughtfully, and said gently, "God created and arranged all this. People of all walks of life obey their position, obey God's call, do their duty, and follow order. ”

Reflecting on the meaning of this passage, Isabel said slowly: "So, you mean that the purpose of the London lawyer's trip to the north is to disrupt order in the kingdom?" ”

"Child, order is very important to the Kingdom. Without order, the kingdom would be full of ills, bestiality, tyranny, and sin, as well as chaos similar to that of the Babylonian era. ”

"Cool, Babylonian era! So, there's a good chance that Lord Lancashire won't join Robert's petition procession? ”

"Maybe. Mr. Althop will certainly speak with Lord Lancashire about the attitude of His Highness, Lord Lincoln, and Lord York. As for what the Lord's attitude will ultimately be, we will need a little time. ”

Isabel looked at the beautiful scenery on the other side of the stone enclosure on the right, and whispered, "Father, I think the life of Lord Lancashire must be a bit boring and lacking in fun. ”

Sir Augustin Walton laughed and said, "Son, how can you think so? You should know that the count is the oldest nobleman in the kingdom, probably in the latter part of the Anglo-Saxon era. ”

"Uh-huh, I know. Counts were powerful nobles who ruled several countdoms within the kingdom on behalf of the king. ”

"Son, that was in the 11th and 12th centuries."

"Well, that's a very old thing. Therefore, I think that Lord Lancashire, who governs one county, will not fall behind other nobles. Of course, he would have thought that His Highness would also join the ranks of this rebel army. ”

"That's right, it seems that there is a suitable opportunity to tell the Lord how His Highness treats this gentleman lawyer and his petition party."

As they spoke, the group came to an extremely open entrance about half a mile away. In the middle of the fence, which has been covered on both sides by various adsorptive climbing plants, is a two-person high iron fence. Two sergeants dressed in cuirasses, helmets, leggings, and high riding boots, with one-handed swords and hooked scythes at their waists, were on either side of the inside of the fence gate.

"Who are you? This is the territory of the Governor of Lancashire, get out of here! One of the sergeants, after spotting the crowd, raised his hook and sickle in his hand and shouted a rebuke.

Sir Augustine held out his right hand and stayed in the air, motioning for the others to stop. Then he jumped off his horse and took out a letter from the saddlebag on the back bridge of the saddle and came to the fence, and when he handed it to the sergeant inside the fence, he said solemnly: "Sergeant, please give this letter to your Excellency." I am sure that you will know who we are when you read the contents of the letter. ”

The sergeant took the letter from the Duke of Richmond and said to his colleagues, "You are here to keep watch, and they are not allowed to come in." ”

With that, he turned around and ran towards a house on the left behind him. After a while, the sergeant was seen riding a war horse with the letter and galloping away along the only road behind the fence.

Isabel, who had already jumped off her horse and moved her legs at the fence, stared at the sergeant who had disappeared into the woods, and said in surprise: "My God, do you need to ride a horse to deliver a letter?" How far is Lord Lancashire's castle from here? ”

At this time, another sergeant guarding the fence gave her a disdainful look, looked straight ahead, and said, "This is still half a mile from the castle of the county governor, and of course you need to ride a horse." ”

On the road, it's a mile back and forth. Next, after the sergeant delivered the letter to the sergeant who was guarding the castle gate, the sergeant on duty at the castle gate handed the letter to the butler. When the butler saw this letter, he wondered whether to hand it over to the earl's retainers or to the earl himself.

Eventually, the butler decided to deliver the letter to the Count himself. However, the Lord of the Butler, the Earl of Lancashire, was not in the castle at this time. After questioning a few servants, it became clear that the Earl and the Countess, accompanied by a valet and a valet, were walking in the vast green area to the southeast of the castle.

Where his lord and his lord's wife had gone in the garden, the butler could not know. In desperation, he had to ask the manservant to bring him a horse, and rode it to the large green area southeast of the castle. After a long ride through the greenery, the butler finally found his lord on a path in the forest northeast of the castle.

When Jacob Wycliffe opened the letter with graceful movements, the coat of arms of the Duke of Richmond on the letterhead immediately caught his eye. When the earl had read the contents of the letter, he immediately asked the butler, "Where are the duke's men and the lawyer now?" ”

The butler said modestly, "Lord, the visitor is still outside the gate of the boundary wall at the moment. ”

Jacob glanced at his wife, who was about ten paces away from him, and said, "Find Sir Ralph and ask him to take two men and lead the duke's men to the drawing-room." ”

Isabel estimated that it had been more than 30 minutes. Eventually, though, she saw three figures on horseback appear in the depths of the woods. In the blink of an eye, the three figures on horseback grew taller and clearer.

It was only when she had seen the stern countenance of Sir Ralph, the captain of the Earlguard, that she lazily said to the others, "Sir, sir, it seems that Lord Lancashire has at last seen His Highness's letter. ”

As soon as Sir Ralph dismounted, he ordered the sergeant to open the fence gate. After walking quickly in front of Sir Augustine, he nodded and saluted, and said with a smile, "Sir, I didn't expect you to personally escort Mr. Althop to Lancashire. ”

Augustine nodded in return and said with a smile, "Sir, I'm just doing my duty. ”

When Sir Ralph smiled again and was about to salute Isabel, Isabel smiled softly and said, "Sir, now I am only a servant of His Highness, and I never knew that Sir had a precedent for saluting a servant. ”

At last, when Sir Ralph came up to Robert, he said politely, "Sir, I am Sir Ralph, and you are Mr. Althop from London, right?" ”

Robert hurriedly saluted Sir and said, "Yes, Sir, I have some business to interview Lord Lancashire. ”

"Sir, you'll have this chance." When Sir Ralph had finished speaking, he turned to Sir Augustine and said, "Sir, please come with me, and I will take you to the drawing-room." ”

When the group mounted their horses, Jacob whispered to Isabel, "Your Excellency will be very pleased to see you in person." ”