Augustine glanced at Sir Alex Congere disapprovingly and said, "Since you are certain that Isabel comes from a noble family, you may ask her what she said in front of Her Highness." ”

Ferguson glanced at the waitress who was standing on a stand, and said with a smile: "Isabel, what did you say in front of Your Highness?" ”

Isabel simply said, "I say to His Royal Highness the Duke, I am not a nobleman. And what I swear to God is true. ”

"Oh, so you're really not a nobleman. Perhaps, you come from a very wealthy family?! Ferguson pouted, seemingly losing interest in Isabel's identity.

Augustine, while refilling Ferguson's glass of wine, said to him: "Brother, I have something to tell you. ”

Ferguson asked curiously, "Well, sir, what do you want to say?" ”

"Your Highness, after making Isabel my squire, I intend for you to take my place for the time being."

"Succeed you? What do you mean, sir? ”

"Don't worry, brother. I think you know very well what a boy should learn and do after he officially becomes a knight's squire at the age of 14. ”

Augustine added: "The problem is that Isabel spent her childhood in a convent, and she did not have seven years of squire to learn any kind of knightly manners. ”

"Of course, Isabel is now my squire. So, I intend to have her complete her squire training and learn 'chivalry' within six months. ”

Ferguson blinked, shook his head, and said, "Sir, I agree with your opinion on her squire training. But all the training that a squire has undergone during these 7 years of becoming a trainee knight, you intend to let her complete it in six months?? ”

"The tradition of knightly training is like this. But don't you think Isabel is special? I don't mean because she's a grown woman. ”

"Special? Well, it's really special, after all, I've never seen a woman who can kick a man's ass. ”

"Well, that's it. I have reported this to His Highness, who has agreed to temporarily assume the position of Captain of the Guard, so that I may have ample time to train Isabel as a Squire. ”

Isabel stood aside and quickly understood what the two were talking about her. Now, she knows that becoming a knight squire requires up to seven years of systematic training. And in the seven years before she became a squire, she was supposed to be a squire.

In other words, it takes a total of 14 years for a boy to grow into a cadet knight. 14 years, such a length of time in the era she lives in, should be the growth and learning time from elementary school to middle school to the third year of college.

However, she wondered if she would study at Nottingham Castle or if she would go to some professional chamberlain training school. Isabel opened her mouth and said to Augustine, "Excuse me, Sir. Can I know where I'll go for squire training? ”

Augustine stood up from behind the table, looked at her and said, "Isabel, go and pack up my weapons, shields, armor, cloaks, and other items." Where to train, I'll tell you. ”

"Yes, sir. However, I don't know which things are yours. ”

"Ferguson, you tell her. When she was done, let her come to the stable to find me. ”

After Augustine left, Isabel quickly packed up, as Ferguson said. While looking curiously at the naval work style that she skillfully used in later generations, Vergelin couldn't help but ask, "Isabel, I can see that you seem to be familiar with the work of a knight's squire. Could it be that this is what your teacher at the monastery told you? ”

Isabel didn't look up and said, "Uh-huh." Only, to my regret, I did not complete my studies of Greek, Italian, philosophy, astronomy, and even poetry and music, as other noble ladies did. ”

"Because you're not a lady in a noble family."

"Sir, you're right. This is enough for a girl who was not born into an aristocratic family. ”

When Isabel arrived, carrying, and carrying the knight's captain's weapons and equipment to the castle's stables, Augustine was already standing there waiting for her, leading his two horses. Isabel stepped forward and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, sir, I'm late. ”

Augustine shook his head with a smile, raised his chin in the direction of the stable, and said, "This place, do you remember?" ”

Isabel nodded and said, "Of course, it was here that I killed the janitor of His Royal Highness the Duke. ”

"Isabel, I've been wondering why the knight in charge of guarding the castle that night didn't catch you before you fled, or caught you before you fled."

"I don't know, maybe God is watching over me."

"According to what I learned afterwards, one of the two midshipmen who were in charge of guarding this area at the time went to the toilet with a stomachache, and the other happened to be dozing off."

"Sir, doesn't that mean I'm lucky?"

Augustine smiled and nodded, pointing to the gelding behind his mount and saying, "Put my things on that horse." Isabel, now I have complete confidence that you are the best Christmas gift God has given me. ”

Isabel smiled and said as she put Sir's belongings on the other horse's buttocks, "Sir, do you have any other orders now?" ”

"Well, do you know how to ride a horse?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Okay, you get on that horse and follow me."

The question of why Isabel could ride a horse was naturally taught to her by Augustine by the priest of the monastery of Montserrat. In fact, during Isabel's three years of high school summer, she spent time at the Wildcarter Ranch, a 90-minute drive from Dallas.

To spend the summer on a ranch dominated by cattle farming, of course, to be a western cowboy wearing a cowboy hat, a cowboy suit, and cowboy boots. It's just that she's a high school girl cowboy who gets an hourly wage. During the summer vacation at the ranch, she can not only get an hourly salary, but also ride a horse, recuperate physically and mentally, and experience nature. It should be said that this kind of life is called the real summer life of Texas children.

The two rode out of the back door of Nottingham Castle one after the other. Isabel sat on her horse and looked back at the main building of the castle, and said to the knight captain in front, "Sir, aren't we going back to Nottingham Castle?" ”

Augustine turned around and said, "Of course not, I'm just going to send you to my fief first." ”