Francis, Brian, and four other would-be knights rode their respective horses using jogging footwork, jogging methodically about half a mile behind Robert and the others. Ever since he had just received the money bag from Francis at the Caton Village Tavern, some questions had been lingering in Brian's mind not long after he had joined the Guards.

Brian rode beside Francis Swift, looked at him and said, "Francis, why didn't you tell me why Your Excellency gave me so much money?" ”

Frantins glanced at him, and Benjamin, the would-be knight who was walking in front, turned around and smiled and said, "Your Excellency is here for you to save more money, so that your boy can marry a knight or a nobleman's daughter in the future." ”

"Brother, is that so?" Brian asked.

"Ben, look ahead. If you lose Mr. Augustop, I want you to find him without eating, drinking, or sleeping. Francis spoke seriously to his brother thieves who had plundered Isabel's party in the past.

"Francis, Mr. Lawyer doesn't dare to go anywhere, this guy hasn't even learned swordsmanship." Benjamin shouted in front.

Then, Francis looked at Brian beside him and said, "Brother, it's nothing. Maybe it's because Your Excellency and Your Highness have been together for so long, she doesn't care about money, the damn devil. ”

Brian laughed and said, "Damn the devil! I remember that Your Excellency said that. ”

Francis shook his head and said, "Brother, what you have to do in the guards of Your Highness is to do your duty. As long as you are faithful, Your Highness and Your Excellency will surely help you in other ways. ”

"Oh, then why did you buy so much ale and food for that southern lawyer?"

"Perhaps, it's to make Mr. Lawyer gain some weight. When he was fattened, his flesh was cut off from his body and marinated like pork that could not be eaten. ”

"Marinating his meat?? My God, do you need us to adapt to the life of the barbarians who used man as food 10 centuries ago? ”

As soon as Brian's innocent words were finished, they immediately caused the other three would-be knights to laugh. Francis laughed and said, "Brian, I'm kidding!" Don't look at me so seriously! ”

Then, mildly, "Actually, I don't hate you, Brian. This time you are allowed to go with us to the northern counties, also so that you can become a guard to your satisfaction. Oh, and Your Highness. ”

"I will, I will definitely become a knight who bravely rushes at the enemy!" Brian said excitedly.

"Well, I'm sure you will." Francis nodded.

Just as the team led by Isabel and Sir was stopped in the middle of the road by Yomanon Bill Tuttle, Francis and the other four slowly followed. Benjamin, who was riding a horse, craned his neck to look at the situation in front of him, and hurriedly whispered to the others, "Stop." ”

Frans reined in his horse very alarmedly, and jumped off his horse as soon as he got up from his horse and saw what was happening in front of him. When the others jumped off their horses, he said to them, "Your Excellency may have encountered local thieves, and we must catch them at once." ”

"Brother, did Your Excellency say that in such a situation, let us go and rescue them?" Benjamin asked, crouching under the horse's belly.

"Nope. Your Excellency just said that we must not be seen by Mr. Lawyer. Francis whispered as he looked at the group of suspected thieves in the distance.

"Alright, now we can go to the woods next to us and get to the front and keep an eye on the guys."

"Well, that's it. What if His Highness is in danger? ”

Benjamin pursed his lips and said, "Well, we'll only be able to act as longbowmen once." ”

Francis frowned and said, "Being a longbowman once again will not tarnish your title of quasi-knight." ”

Francis and three others then led their horses into the forest on the right side of the road. After hiding the horses behind a bush, several men took out the bowstrings from their saddlebags, hung them on both ends of the bow, tied them, and adjusted the bows to a ready state. Soon, several people carrying quiver bags full of arrows, with bows in their left hands, bent down and trotted into the woods on the sides of Isabel and the others to ambush them.

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Jomanon Bill Tuttle rode on his horse and pondered Isabel's words, and thought, "These dozen or so of my men, even if they rush halfway, can kill this woman on the spot." ”

"Even if I don't kill her, my hired men will spread the word, and I'm afraid no one will be willing to do business with me, a rude, rude and barbarian who is rude to a lady. What's more, this woman is also the daughter of a knight. ”

"In order to avenge my brother, I have to lose even my future business, which is too cost-effective."

"It's better to scare her and let her take some money."

"That's right, I was going to ask her for compensation. Well, that's it. ”

When Bill thought of this, he still said with a straight face: "Miss Isabel, do you know what kind of pain you will cause others after you kill my brother?" ”

Isabel crossed her arms over her chest and walked up and down the road and said, "Mr. Tuttle, are you saying that your brother's wife will become a widow, and their children will henceforth lose a father who bravely faced innocent passers-by, priests and ladies, and drew his sword to brutally kill the unarmed other?" ”

"Miss, no matter what, my brother and my nephew have died at your hands. Your Excellency Judge has gone to gather evidence of your incrimination, and soon you will regret your actions very much. ”

"Really? Sir, I never regret everything I do. ”

"Miss, don't say any more, now you have only two paths to take. The first is a duel with my people. Second, to be as generous and merciful as a lord in front of my brother's family. Perhaps, my brother's family may still forgive you. ”

"Sir, I'll take the first path."

"Miss Isabel, as you wish!"

Bill jumped off his horse angrily, and said to the dozen or so hired men of the family who had brought him armed with weapons or long-handled farming tools, "This young lady has asked me for a duel of honor, and which of you will kill my enemy with his own hands?" ”

At this moment, a man with a cross-shaped gauntlet at his waist and a double-edged straight sword that could be used with one or both hands came out, looked at Bill and said, "My cousin, let me duel this young lady." ”

Bill's cousin walked about ten paces away from Isabel, looked at each other and said, "Miss, I'm Bill's cousin Carl, and now it's up to me to duel you." ”