Later in the afternoon, Isabelle Walton sat alone in the Privy Counsellor's room writing letters to Captain Hawkins, who was far away in Plymouth. Dipping the quill pen into the tin inkwell on the side of the letter and dipping it in some ink, she began to think about the consequences of the military campaign to capture Mary I.

If the set objectives are not accomplished in this operation deep behind enemy lines, at best they will be in vain, and there may be a few more battles with the Scots during the retreat. If the real Mary I and her mother, Queen Mother Guise, were captured, their actions could have a major impact on the Stuart dynasty of the Tudors.

As I tell others, no one knows what will happen tomorrow. Even if Mary I is caught, no one can guarantee that Mary I will meet someone or something before she turns 18 years old and marries Prince Edward. Also, assuming that Mary I gave birth to a male heir for Prince Edward after marriage, does this mean that there will not be a "golden age" during the period of Elizabeth I's succession to the throne?!

When she thinks about this, Isabel can't help but regret her pursuit of adventure a little. It seems that there is a way to spare Mary I or, after capturing her, to do everything possible to prevent her from giving birth to an heir to the throne for Prince Edward. When Prince Edward died, Mary I was widowed and married to Lord Darnley, Henry Stuart, thus giving birth to King James I of England, King James VI of Scotland.

Later, she laughed at herself, "Mary I was sent to the French court when she was about 5 years old, and the political situation in Scotland was regent by her mother, Queen Queen Guise. It is said that she lived, grew up, and was educated in the French court, and lived a luxurious and stable life. ”

"Who can say what will happen to Mary I before she leaves Scotland? Well, in the years that Mary I grew up to be 5 years old, Henry VIII would certainly have sent a lot of spies to search for her whereabouts. ”

"There won't be such a coincidence in the world, just enough for me to catch her?!"

Isabel thought for a moment that by capturing the Queen, she could get the Order of the Garter for herself. After a while, I thought about what kind of consequences the queen would have after catching her, and so on. With a lot of thoughts, she had to put down the quill in her hand, lean back in the chair and close her eyes. Let yourself eliminate distracting thoughts, relax your whole body, keep your brain in a state of stillness, and reach the state of stillness.

After some time, she woke up from her silent and thoughtless state, picked up her pen and began to write letters to Captain Hawkins. The letter was to ask the captain to provide the "Nemesis" with sufficient crew, guns, weapons, pellets, gunpowder, food, clothing, and all kinds of items needed on board. Then, the captain was given a date for the ship to sail to Tweed Berwick in Northumberland, where he joined her and her men.

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Four days later, the three Duke's House guards with the letter galloped to the Hawkins family in Plymouth. When the family patriarch, Captain William Hawkins, received the letter, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked softly about the guard who delivered the letter, "Baldwin, I received a letter from Lady Isabel and Sir a few days ago. This... Do you know what's going on? ”

Baldwin, who had sailed with Isabel on the voyage, was no stranger to the captain and his family, and sat on a bench somewhat casually and leisurely sipping ale. When he heard the captain's words, he grinned, "Captain, I don't know what Madame wants to tell you. However, Madame told me privately that she was going to take some men on a boat to some parts of Scotland. ”

"Scotland...?" Captain Hawkins was even more incredulous. After looking at the Duke of Mansion, who was familiar with him, he hurriedly opened the sealed letter.

The captain read the letter written to him by Isabel very carefully, and then handed it to his brother, Richard Hawkins, the second son of the family. Captain Hawkins stood up from the bench, slowly walked in front of Baldwin and the other three guards with his hands behind his back, looked at each other and said calmly, "Baldwin, Madame's letter only said that I should get her ship ready and arrive at Tweedberwick in Northumberland by September 1st. Brothers, do you know what Tweed Berwick is? ”

Baldwin and the other three guards who had sailed to sea looked at each other and smiled, and then smiled at the captain and said, "Captain, this town is on the eastern border of the northeast of the kingdom, and across the river outside the town is the territory of Scotland. ”

"Border? Scotland? Captain Hawkins thought that this was something unusual, and asked cautiously, "Brothers, I have heard some of our wars with the Scots after returning to Plymouth. Well, does Madame want us to take part in the battle against the Scots? ”

"Hahaha... Captain, the war is long over. Baldwin laughed and got up from his seat and smiled as he approached the captain, "Captain, do you remember some of the things we did when we sailed out to sea last year?" I guess this time Madame wanted us to do these things. ”

"Overseas trade, raiding at sea, shelling enemy ships, slaughtering enemy sailors, occupying islands!" Captain Hawkins' mind immediately conjured up the pirate dealings he had done with Isabel after he went to sea last year. Slowly calmed down his mentality, and laughed, "It turns out that Madame wants us to go to the north to operate maritime trade, I thought... Wants me and my family to go to war. ”

"Yes, Captain, you and your clan are more familiar with the maritime adventure trade than anyone else." Baldwin smiled and complimented, then said solemnly, "Captain, this trip to the north is very important, so Madame asked you to write back to her as soon as possible." ”

Captain Hawkins didn't understand what the other meant, and wondered if Isabel might have some other purpose. He didn't ask any more, just smiled and nodded, "Okay, I can write a letter to you tonight." ”

The next day, Baldwin and the other three left Plymouth with a letter from the captain. Captain Hawkins immediately ordered the family members and a large number of hired crew members to begin preparations for the "Nemesis" to sail. As for the selection of the officers, the captain and brother Richard also quickly agreed.

In the early morning of Monday, August 25, the "Nemesis", loaded with crew and various supplies, quietly sailed out of the Hawkins family's harbor and plunged headlong into the fog floating on the sea. Drive along the coastline south of England in the English Channel towards the narrowest Strait of Dover to the east of the Channel.