"Hey, you, you, and you two go to the other table." Captain Peter shouted at a few very young guards.

Isabel didn't want to embarrass the captain for her arrival, the non-eldest son of the guards from the gentlemen, the yoman, and the pawn farmer. He glanced at a few of the guards who stood up, and then at the second rectangular table with fewer people, and hurriedly instructed Peter, "Take it for me, and I'll sit at another table." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Peter took the sword case and hurriedly ordered a servant to bring her a lunch and ale.

At this time, William Parr, Baldwin and Fast sat on either side of Isabel with their respective plates and wine glasses. Fast smiled, looked at the captain who walked to the side of the second table with the sword box, and then looked at her, "Your Excellency, can we take a look at the contents inside?" ”

Isabel picked up her glass and took a sip of ale and grinned, "Yes." However, it is forbidden to shout loudly. ”

"You guys are watching." Peter glanced at Fast's men, nodded at Isabel again, and slowly opened the sword case.

As the sword case opened, Peter's eyes widened wider and wider, and finally he cried out, "Your Excellency, ......"

Seeing the captain's appearance, William and the others hurriedly got up and ran to the captain's side, staring at the items in the sword box with wide eyes. The other people in the restaurant, under the influence of these people, also left their seats and ran to the captain's side to watch curiously.

When Peter picked up the sword from the royal family with trembling hands, he kept shaking his head and said in a tone of disbelief: "Your Excellency, this is... This is... A royal swords?! ”

"Be careful, Peter. If it falls to the ground, you'll need to compensate me for a new saber. Isabel deliberately made a joke as she ate her bread.

Peter, whose eyes were a little wide, stared at the flowers and coats of arms that covered the surface of the scabbard, and replied as if sleepwalking, "Your Excellency, I... Even with all my father's possessions, I can't exchange such a sword!! ”

The expressions of the other guards crowded on the sides and behind him were almost identical to Peter's, and even William Parr, who had seen the world, couldn't help but admire, "Your Excellency, the roses and French irises on the scabbard are very, very beautiful!" It is worthy of the sword used by the members of the royal family! ”

"Royals!!" Several young guards shouted one after another.

"Quiet!" Isabel, who was still eating, smiled and said casually.

Peter, with a bayonet sword in his hand, stood firmly in Isabel's position and immediately became a little serious. Glancing at the people around him, he scolded in a low voice: "You fools from the countryside are already the guards of His Royal Highness, why are you so greedy when you see items from the royal family?" ”

Fast, who was closest to Peter, stared at his bayonet, but words came out of his mouth, "Captain, you're just like us, and your saliva is about to flow!" ”

"Hee-hee-hee... Hahaha......" Everyone in the restaurant burst into hearty laughter.

After the noise, talking, and laughter in the restaurant had become quieter, Isabel finished a light lunch. Glancing at the captain, who was standing near the table, still unable to see enough of the royal sword, "Peter, let them be quiet, I have something to say." ”

"You all be quiet, Your Excellency has something to say!" Peter's voice immediately became much louder.

Isabel stood at the table, glanced at the dozens of guards present with her hands on her hips, and said loudly, "Brothers, who is the lord you swore allegiance to?" ”

Almost everyone replied loudly in unison, "Your Highness... Duke of Richmond! ”

"Do you know why you call your lord 'Your Highness'?" Isabel asked again.

"Your Excellency, because the lord is the son of His Majesty the King, the noblest Prince Henry." William, the elder brother of the lady-in-waiting, raised his arm into the air and answered aloud for the others.

Isabel nodded at William, and continued, "Your lord is the noblest Prince Henry, the Duke of Richmond and Somerset! So you are the guards of the noble royals! As a member of the royal family, you can't be as savage, rude, and rude as other lords' guards, understand? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Now I declare that the swords of all will gradually be replaced by such a bayonet in Peter's hands. This is Your Highness's generosity to you, your reward! ”

As soon as the words ended, everyone present cheered. Someone immediately raised his arm and shouted, "Your Excellency, when can we use this... Stoneboarding! ”

By now, the total number of the two guards has reached 100 people. It will take at least nearly a month to replace all 100 bayonets. Isabel silently calculated the time in her mind, and then replied, "Before September, you can replace them all with bayonets." ”

After everyone left the dining room, Isabel asked the captain and William to stay. At this time, when she sat on the main seat at the top of the table and placed her left hand on the sword box, she looked at the three people, "I transferred you from His Highness's castle guard team here, do you have any opinions now?" ”

Since William and the other three went to the south, Isabel transferred the three to the second guard. The purpose of transferring the three of them here is also to give them more opportunities to carry out their tasks. After all, the main duty of the First Guard Servant was to guard Richmond Castle, and there were not many opportunities to go out.

As soon as he heard that there was a task, Fast excitedly put his face forward, "Your Excellency, what is the mission?" ”

The four fingers of Isabel's left hand tapped the sword box rhythmically and smiled softly, "The task is simple, send a group of falcons and a falconer to Lord Cumberland's castle. ”

Since the Duke of Richmond had little to no contact with the members of the Cumberland family, the three guards present were very unfamiliar to the Earl of Cumberland. Baldwin, who had a more calm personality, pondered for a while, and then asked, "Your Excellency, is this Lord Cumberland's castle in which county, far from Richmondshire?" ”

Isabel recalled what the Duke of Richmond had told her and nodded, "In Skipton, Yorkshire, it's about half a day's ride from Richmondshire. ”

William, who was sitting beside Fast, asked at the right time, "Your Excellency, how many people do you plan to take to Lord Cumberland's castle?" What time does it depart? ”

Isabel commanded as she made her plans, "Twenty people, including the three of you. Tomorrow after sunrise we will go to Leeds City to buy falcons and hire falconers, and return to Shire on the day of the Epiphany at the latest. ”