Chapter 76: A Chance Encounter

As Isabel Walton was about to reach the castle gates on her horse, she saw a hunting party in the distance in a clearing outside the castle. Five or six men on horseback, dressed in noble or knightly attire and carrying swords, rode in their direction.

Elobel had no choice but to restrain his horse and jump off his horse to stand on the left side of the main road of the castle. Dressed in cavalry armor and cape, and carrying a stabbing sword and short sword, Joseph Swift rode closely to his father's side, leisurely watching the castle of Nottingham.

As Joseph passed in front of Isabel on horseback, he subconsciously glanced at the man standing on the side of the road. At this time, he was surprised to find that the person dressed as this squire was actually a young woman.

Although the other party lowered his head slightly, he could not see the other party's face clearly, but he vaguely felt that this young woman was somewhat similar to the early death of Rosalind Walton. It felt like it was just a moment, and before he could do anything, he was already being carried forward by the steed.

At this moment, Isabel raised her head to get on her horse, and she felt as if someone was watching her. After scanning the surroundings and the various civilians and servants, he quickly mounted his horse and left the castle after finding nothing unusual.

As Isabel scanned her surroundings, Joseph, who had already ridden into the distance, stared at her face: "My God, what is the matter? Rosalind has been sick and died for three years, why is she here again?? ”

"Is God telling me that my great and small sins cannot be forgiven, and that my soul will go to purgatory?"

"No, it must be an illusion created by the devil for me, so that I can take my soul away smoothly."

"What should I do? What should I do? ”

Joseph, who was thinking about it, looked at Viscount Darlington, who was walking on his right on horseback, and plucked up his courage to say, "Father, I still have some things to deal with outside the city. ”

Lamberton Swift, Viscount Darlington, glanced at his eldest son, nodded gently, and said, "Well, since you have something to deal with, wait outside the city for me to come back." ”

With his father's permission, Joseph hurriedly turned his horse's head and rode away in the direction behind him. At this point, after questioning several civilians, Isabel quickly found the person Augustine wanted her to find in a dwelling on the east side of the castle.

After jumping off her horse and tying up her horse in front of a house, she slowly walked to the open door of the house. I saw a middle-aged man with a somewhat thin body and unusually strong arms sitting in the room, tanning a translucent rope-like object that looked like a bowstring.

Isabel stood outside the gate and coughed lightly, "I was told that I could find the best bow makers in Richmondshire here?" ”

The middle-aged man raised his face to examine her, a friendly smile slowly bloomed on his face, and said curiously, "You are the Burgundian girl who received the baptism?" ”

"yes, you... Know me? ”

"No, I just had the privilege of watching Father Thomas perform the baptism for you."

"Thank you. Uh, you can call me Isabel, nice to meet you. ”

"Reese, Reece Turner. Isabel, you're here to make a longbow, right? ”

Isabel walked into the room, looked around at the various longbow-making items and tools around her, nodded and said, "Reese, I'm going to make a special longbow, can you make one?" ”

Reece buried his head and continued to get busy with the work at hand and said, "Yes." If you're going to use a better wood for your bowback, I recommend using yew wood. ”

"It's good to use yew wood, but the style of the bow back is a little different from the longbow."

"Okay, what about the bowstring?"

"Bowstrings, it's better to use beef tendons, I mean raw tendons on the back of cows."

"No problem, anything else?"

The penniless Isabel looked embarrassed and hesitated, "Reese, can I pay you after you make the longbow?" ”

Reese stopped what he was doing and looked at her, shook his head, and said, "No, I need money too." I hope that my wife and children can get through this long winter safely. ”

"If I traded my prey to you for the longbow I needed, would you agree?"

"Prey? Tell me, what kind of prey do you have? ”

"Let me think of a deer, two wild boars, and peacocks, swans, mallards, pheasants, and other birds that I can't name."

"How can you have so many prey?" Reese was surprised by her words, but then added, "Well, today is the first day that the lords and nobles have started their hunt, did you also participate in today's hunt?" ”

"No, I didn't participate, these prey were given to me by someone else." When Isabel replied, she did not mention who sent the prey.

Reese was skeptical of her words, but he couldn't find any other evidence that the other party was lying. Isabel saw that the other party seemed to be suspicious of herself, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Reese, it's normal that you don't believe me." Well, I can put this stabbing sword with you as collateral, what do you think? ”

Reece nodded and said, "Isabel, your sincerity shows that you are not lying. Now, where is your prey placed? I have to see for myself before I can make a final decision. ”

"The prey is piled up in the castle at the guard station. Reese, if you want all the prey, you'd better go find a bigger wagon. ”

"Of course. I'll go find a carriage now, and you'd better not deceive me. ”

Before that, Joseph Swift rode to the main road outside the castle. Looking at the river Swell, not far from the castle, he turned his gaze to the large number of houses on his right. Then he turned his horse's head and hurried towards the dwelling.

Isabel, who was riding forward, looked back at Reese, who was sitting in a two-horse carriage with a load, and said, "Reese, can you ask your friend to speed up the carriage a little more?" ”

Reece Turner smiled at his friend who was driving the carriage on his left. Raising his head, squinting his eyes to enjoy the most precious sunshine of the day, he said to her loudly: "Isabel, do you know what is the most cherished in the northern winter?" ”

Isabel pulled the reins of the purebred horse under her crotch, and as she trotted, she turned back to the two Reese and said, "Sunshine! Reese, let me tell you, you'll still be able to enjoy the feeling of the sun on your ass until you sleep with your woman in your arms. ”

Reese, the archer, and his civilian friends laughed as they sat in the carriage. At this moment, Joseph rode on horseback and saw Isabel and others walking on the road from a distance.

Originally, he wanted to stop and ask the other party a few words, but as he got closer and closer to Isabel at a trotting horse, and the carriage behind him, he became more and more surprised.