According to the basic principles of espionage, Isabel Walton was absolutely not allowed to mention the content of this work to anyone when she was engaged in illegal espionage work, not even a word. And, no matter what kind of espionage work is performed, they sacrifice their family, love, and friendship. In many cases, in order to win the trust of the enemy to the greatest extent, various illegal activities are carried out.

Therefore, in the face of her father, Sir Augustine's bewildered eyes, the only thing she had to do was to be silent. The most I can say is: "Father, I may be away for a while in these days, and I hope that Effie's wedding will take place as scheduled." ”

Augustine Walton, who was born as an orthodox knight and had received a long and rigorous knightly education, could not understand the strange remarks of his adopted daughter. He believed that the adopted daughter, who had been trained as a knight and had been made a quasi-knight by the duke, should act above board like himself.

Whether on the battlefield or in the dueling arena, you should rush from the front to the enemy who wants to kill you. As for those who use roadside interceptions, poisoning, and assassination while the enemy is sleeping, they are the least respectable kind. Even if it was his name, he didn't want to say it from his own mouth.

Jazz looked at his adopted daughter on a horse beside him with a serious expression, and slowly he began to suspect that his adopted daughter's thieves might have been discovered by other lords or his own lords, forcing her to flee. After thinking about it for a long time, he said slowly: "Isabel, has there been a nobleman who has recently gone to His Highness to talk about some rampant plundering by thieves in the county?" ”

Isabel glanced sideways at Jazz, she didn't understand why Jazz was talking about it. Alert but truthful, he said, "No, even if a nobleman comes to see His Highness, it is not about thieves. ”

"How do you know what the nobles are talking to Your Highness?"

"Sir, have you forgotten that I am Your Highness's Privy Counsellor? Although I could not often stand beside His Highness and hear the nobles and His Highness talk with my own ears, His Highness would always tell me what was being discussed after each conversation. ”

"Isabel, can you swear to God? Can you be honest with your soul? ”

"Absolutely. Sir, if you think it is necessary, I can swear to God now. ”

The simple, traditional Sir Augustine believed in his adopted daughter, who was about to become an intelligence messenger, and sighed softly and said, "Son, I believe you, and I believe every word you say. But why don't you even want to believe me? ”

Isabel knew he was referring to what she had just said, but she still couldn't sacrifice the basic principles of espionage for anyone other than herself. After much thought, he had to say, "Sir, if you suspect that my plundering has been discovered, you are mistaken. Actually, I'm... Do one thing for His Highness. ”

Sir looked at his adopted daughter, shook his head, and said, "If you just said that, I am very reluctant to cause distrust between us. ”

"Father, because His Highness told me that I can't tell anyone about this, I can only say that I am going to leave you for a while."

"Well, since it's His Highness's business, then I won't ask more. So, how long do you plan to be away from home? ”

"I don't know, maybe two weeks, four weeks, or eight weeks. In short, you have to finish your business before you can come back. ”

"Are you going alone, or are Herbert and Conrad the two boys going with you?"

"Father, don't worry, okay? Either way, at least I'm a battle-hardened would-be knight now. ”

Sir Augustine laughed and said, "Battle-hardened? That's in the dueling arena, not on the battlefield. ”

Isabel replied helplessly, "The dueling arena is also a battlefield. The people involved in the duel also want to kill me with a sword, don't they? ”

"Kid, you're right. Well, if you need to bring anything with you, go to the storeroom and get it yourself. If not, you can also go to Bruce for help. ”

"Thank you, Father."

Then, the high-spirited Isabel lifted the reins of the war horse Onix with both hands. Imitating the man's deep voice, he recited aloud a large line of the male protagonist in the Hollywood movie "Braveheart": "Are you willing to give everything in exchange for this opportunity?" Then come back and tell our enemies out loud. They may be able to take our lives, but they can never take away our freedoms!! ”

When she dragged out the pronunciation of the last word, "freedom", the war horse Onix hissed in a tacit manner, and raised his two front legs to stand upright on the road like a human. Isabel was excited, remembering that Onyx still had an unopened can of French wine hanging on his buttocks, and hurriedly calmed down the war horse.

The war horse that Jazz rode was also almost infected by Onyx's emotions. Fortunately, Sir arranged the mood of the war horse in time, otherwise his war horse would have followed suit. When the two of them returned to their previous trotting state, Sir laughed and said, "Son, which knight said this?" Don't tell me, it's something you made up. ”

Isabel laughed and said, "Father, this is what William Wallace, the hero of the Scots, said. Oh, I almost forgot that Wallace was a Scotsman hero of the 13th and 14th centuries, and we live hundreds of years apart from him. ”

William Wallace on the movie screen did say such a line, and no one knows whether William Wallace in real history said this or not. On the contrary, Wallace, who is portrayed as a hero by the Sugs, is a bloodthirsty, murderous, cold-blooded butcher. When the mood was bad, the Scottish national hero, who wanted to restore the country's independence, would kill all the English, foreign mercenaries, women, children, and Catholic monks, including civilians.

Augustine looked at his adopted daughter in surprise and asked curiously, "Son, did Wallace really say these things?" ”

Isabel grimaced and smiled, "Perhaps, because I saw similar language in the long Celtic poem "The Song of Wallace" by the bard Harry. ”

"Child, this poem is banned in the kingdom, where did you find it?"

"Found from a dead Scotsman's bag."

"Kid, you should know what 'banned books' means." Augustine said with a sinking face.

"I agree. Only the two of us will know about this book in the future, okay? Isabel replied playfully.

That night, dinner at the Walton family went on very well, and everyone had smiles on their faces that they hadn't seen in a long time. Very reluctant to leave her home, but fantasizing about the sacred wedding ceremony, Euphemia looked at Isabel opposite and said, "Dear sister, will Your Highness agree to your wedding to Howard in Lancaster Castle?" ”

This is one of the things that has been bothering Isabel today. With a natural expression and an uncomfortable heart, she smiled and said, "Of course I will agree." Effie, don't forget, Your Highness is also one of your witnesses. ”

Yuphimia said with some disdain: "Your Highness is not only a witness to the marriage, but also let me walk through the church with Howard, who I have only met once." ”