At the national level, the United States, which was formed after the American War of Independence, had a traditional or blood relationship with the Kingdom of England, the predecessor of the United Kingdom. In 1607, a colonial group of 104 Englishmen crossed the ocean to the North American continent. Ever since they established the first permanent colony in North America, Jamestown, on Kishabek Beach, a bond has emerged between the two countries.

In terms of social relations between individuals, Henry Fitzroy, the first Duke of Richmond, subconsciously preferred that Isabel Walton from the United States of America could stay by his side. Because every time he saw Isabel, he always unconsciously wanted to get close to her, get to know her, and even touch the skin of the other party with the same skin color as himself.

Driven by a deep thought or desire, he was in fact reluctant to make Miss Walton a serf of his own, and to pay off his debts by doing all kinds of hard work. On the other hand, he attached great importance to his aristocratic reputation, status and wealth. He would rather go to heaven with everything that the nobles had, than give a shilling or a penny to the peasants who had lost their land and were forced to wander.

Rather than let Miss Walton, who is dressed in a gentle and beautiful cloak but is actually decisive and ruthless, throw herself into the arms of the army of wandering peasants who revolt and revolt, it is better to let her live within a range of her own complete control.

Not only does this indirectly protect her castle, her territory, and her nobility, but it also establishes a friendly relationship with her. For example, to be your own mistress. After all, he can't make his own decisions about marriage.

For Henry, a great nobleman, an ideal marriage was a great opportunity to increase his territory and increase his political and social influence. His marriage was driven by political and economic interests, and it was also a major event closely related to his future family fate.

It just so happened that Sir Augustine's proposal was in line with his ideas. Not only can he be monitored and controlled by the quasi-lancer captain he trusts, but he can also approach her and understand her for various reasons. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

The butler Arthur Field could not trust a young woman from the Principality of Andorra, a small landlocked country on the continent, but he could not find conclusive evidence to prove the true purpose of Miss Walton's visit to Nottingham Castle.

In short, no matter what she wanted to do, she could not easily shake the reputation and status of her lord, nor could she have the opportunity to touch the lord's wealth. Since it is impossible to find out who Miss Walton is and what she is trying to do, we have to make a long-term, imperceptible plan.

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Henry listened to the knight captain's account with great interest, and asked pleasantly, "Sir, go on." Although I was canonized as a knight by His Majesty the King when I was 5 years old, I never experienced how the 14 years of being a knight were spent. ”

Sir nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness." To put it simply, the 'ritual of surrender' is a formal, symbolic, visible and impressive way of expression. In this way, it is possible to clarify the mutual relationship with private feelings that needs to be established between the king and the great nobles, between the big nobles and the small and medium nobles, and between the nobles and the peasants who depend on them. ”

"Well, private feelings, not bad."

"Therefore, some kind of ritual is needed to emphasize the relationship between them, and to make a contract that both parties will abide by."

Arthur listened silently, without showing the slightest doubt. Sir went on to say: "This contract is the 'Rite of Surrender,' and the Ritual consists of three elements: surrender, allegiance, and conferral of fiefdoms. Moreover, the two contents of surrender and allegiance must always be preceded by the fiefdom. ”

Arthur, who was silent, immediately blurted out after hearing the "Harvest Grant": "Sir, please forgive me for my ignorance. I don't understand, why give a woman a fief to pay off her debts only by doing her work? ”

Sir glanced at him and said, "Mr. Field, what I am talking about is only a form of reward. After saying that, he immediately said to Henry: "Your Highness, it is true that the content of the enfermentation of the fief does not apply to Miss Walton, but you can also remove this content completely. All you have to do is ask Miss Walton to show her submission and allegiance. ”

Henry listened attentively, nodded his head, and said, "Sir, does the one who asks for submission have to fulfill his military obligations?" ”

"Your Highness, this depends entirely on the identity of the person requesting submission, not necessarily a knight. In a sense, it could be a carpenter or goldsmith, or it could be a priest, so that it was not necessary to fully undertake the same military service as a quasi-lancer. ”

"What if something unexpected happens, and I need her to fight for me?"

"This one is totally fine. Your Highness, she is also subject to military service when you ask for it. But this kind of military service, neither in terms of weaponry nor effectiveness, can be compared with quasi-lancers. ”

Henry, knowing that he had drunk a lot of red wine, got up from behind his desk and paced. When he walked to the side of the knight captain, he turned to look at Augustine and said, "Sir, how can the surrender ceremony be held?" Also, do I need a symbol to give to Miss Walton? ”

Augustine looked at him and said, "Your Highness, I can tell you later how to perform the ceremony of surrender. On the question of symbols, do you need Miss Walton to do labor, or do you want military service? ”

"Well, even though Nottingham Castle has never had a woman like Jeanne Darch (Joan of Arc). If I do military service, I can at least have my trusted knight captain monitor and control some of her for me... Eccentric behavior. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness. If Miss Walton is allowed to serve in the military, you can grant her a spear at the surrender ceremony, indicating that she has the right to serve in the military. ”

"Spears? I think Miss Walton might be even more beautiful with a cross sword. ”

The verdict against Isabel was finally decided, and it read: "Sir Augustin Walton shall pay a certain amount of fine to the lord on his behalf." Given that Miss Walton had no funds of her own, she could use her military service to pay off the fines owed after the surrender ceremony. When the lord needs it, she needs to fulfill her duties and serve faithfully. ”

When Augustine exited Henry's study, Isabelle, who was staying in the passage, hurriedly stepped forward and asked him, "Sir Sir, how does His Royal Highness the Duke plan to punish me?" ”

Augustine looked into her eyes, which were almost identical to those of Rosalind, and simply said, "Now, you come with me." ”