"Cavalry, I know by your accent that you are not highlanders." A middle-aged halberd soldier on duty on the left side of the city gate raised his head and looked at Baldwin, the guard riding on the left, "My little friend said, which county are you from, and which adult's cavalry are you?" ”

Baldwin glanced at the swallow-tailed spear flag on his companion Fast's hussar spear, and then at the swallow-tailed spear flag hanging from his own hussar gun, and could only answer the halberd soldier truthfully, "Sergeant, we are the team of the Duke of Richmond and Lord Walton. ”

"Duke of Richmond? Lord Walton? A team of two grown-ups? The middle-aged halberd soldier was a little surprised by Baldwin's answer.

At this moment, William Palzer slowly walked to the front from the left side of the stone bridge, which was only three horses wide, stared at the middle-aged halberd soldier and said loudly, "Sergeant, I want you to report to Sir Thomas, the Lord of the Guard, Your Excellency the Duke of Richmond's Privy Counsellor, Miss Isabelle, the eldest daughter of Lord Walton, is here." ”

The series of answers to the title, the position, and the title had almost made the two halberders dizzy. Thinking that since the other party was not a highlander, but a subordinate of his own nobles, he glanced at each other and hurriedly made way to enter the castle.

Since only one person on a horse could pass in and out of the castle, Isabel Walton's team had to line up to enter the castle one by one. When Isabel, dressed in infantry half-armor and carrying a longbow and leather quiver, drove her horse past the middle of the two halberders, the middle-aged halberders' eyes widened.

Staring intently at the humanoid mask on her face, she kept asking, "Who is this archer?" How could he wear such a ... Visor, and also walk in the middle of the cavalry? ”

Isabel kept her eyes fixed on the middle-aged halberd soldier as she let her horse carry her, and suddenly said, "Sergeant, what are you looking at?" ”

"Woman??" While the middle-aged halberd soldier was greatly curious, Isabel had already walked slowly inside the castle.

The last of the team's would-be lancers entered the castle and quickly lined up in a clearing with the rest of his comrades in two columns. Standing in front of the center of the platoon on horseback, Isabel turned around and ordered, "Dismount." ”

As everyone dismounted, a quasi-lancer standing in the distance, dressed in three-quarters armor but not wearing a helmet, spotted them and immediately strode in their direction. When the Quasi-Lancers came to the front of the line, they glanced at the two flag guards at the front of the right side of the line from the spear flags under the tips of their spears.

When he recognized the coat of arms of the Duke of Richmond, he immediately saluted and said, "Good day, cavalrymen, you are the men of the Duke of Richmond?" ”

Standing in front of him, Isabel unhurriedly took off the humanoid silver mask, looked at him and nodded, "Yes, you are ......"

At this time, the face of the quasi-lancer appeared with the same expression as the middle-aged halberd soldier, and looked at her in disbelief, "You are... Woman? ”

William Parr, who was standing at the front of the line, immediately stepped forward, stood on the front right side of Isabel and said aloud: "Cavalry, do not be rude, Miss Isabel, the eldest daughter of Lord Walton. ”

Isabel raised her right arm and waved, motioning for William not to speak. He kept his eyes on the would-be lancer in front of him and smiled lightly, "We are here from the Duke of Richmond's Sherriff Hatton Castle, and I need you to report to Sir Thomas immediately." ”

"Yes, miss." The would-be lancer nodded in agreement, a little dazed, and immediately turned and walked briskly towards a two-story house on the left side of the castle.

John Neville walked out of the line without permission and came to Isabel's left side, looking at the incomparably wide inner square of the castle with some excitement, "Godmother, this castle is really very big. ”

Holding the mask in her left hand and standing with her right hand crossed, Isabel turned her head to look at him, "John Neville, why did you come out without my orders?" ”

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency." John looked at her and blinked, and then hurriedly ran back into the line.

"John, before lunch, I want you to check all the horses' horseshoes, and if you need to replace them, go to the blacksmith to make new ones immediately!" Isabel turned around and gave an order with all seriousness.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Remember, this is a military operation, not a county vigilante patrol in Richmond County."

"Yes, Your Excellency." After John replied aloud again, Isabel turned around. At this moment, she saw Sir Thomas Wharton, the captain of the guard of Carlisle Castle, and two would-be lancers striding towards her.

After being introduced to each other by William Parr and a would-be lancer, Sir Thomas laughed and said, "Miss Isabelle, when John told me you were coming, his brother insisted on joining me to show you the respect of a knight for a lady. ”

Sir William Musgrave, the bearded deputy head of the guard, standing to the right of the Captain of the Guard, had a courtesy smile on his face, "Miss Isabel, I really didn't expect you to come to Frontier Castle in person. ”

Isabel smiled lightly, "Deputy Chief of Guard, it only takes one night to get here from His Highness's castle. So, I came after dinner in His Highness's castle. ”

While the deputy captain of the guard laughed, Sir Thomas glanced at the team behind Isabel, and hurriedly said to the young would-be lancer beside the deputy captain of the guard, "John, you will arrange a place for the group brought by the young lady to camp and eat at once, and let them lead them to the stables." ”

"Yes, Sir." The young lancer, also known as John, agreed, saluted Isabel and headed for the procession.

After Sir Thomas finished speaking, he turned his face and Isabel smiled slightly, "Miss, if you don't mind, you can go to the drawing room with Sir William and me to rest for a while." ”

Isabel smiled and nodded, "Sir, I appreciate you and Sir William's magnanimity. ”

William Parr then followed Isabel and the two chief guards to the drawing room of the two-story building on the left side of the castle. After the three of them were seated, Sir Thomas smiled, "Miss, have you come to the western frontier to inspect the castle's defenses in the name of Your Highness?" ”

At this point, Isabel thought of her brother Sir Ernest and Sir Alex Ferguson, who had arrived earlier, and Sir William Ingleby, Lord of Ripley Castle. When she was about to ask these acquaintances, she whispered, "Sir, the purpose of my visit to Carlisle is to get the time of the Highlanders' attack and the number of the Highlanders' army. ”

The deputy chief of the guard sitting across from her shook his head, "Miss, at present, I and the spies sent out by the chief of the guard still can't get detailed information about the highlanders. ”