On the way back to Nottingham Castle, the Duke of Richmond and his female knights' attendants rode unhurriedly between two knights in front and two in the front. Although the four knights in front and behind protected the Duke from a very close distance, the Duke was still basking in the joy of victory brought by the female knight's squire.

His body rose and fell with the undulation of the horse under his crotch, and with a proud smile on his face, he said to Isabel Walton, who was accompanying him on the right, "Isabel, I still can't help but laugh when I think of Lord Darlington's expression. ”

Isabel glanced at the two knights of the guard riding directly in front of them, and said without a trace: "Your Highness, if you still prefer to enjoy private time, let the four Herberts stay away from you." ”

Henry blinked, remembering what the two had said on their way to Scam Market, and hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I've always wanted to ask you a question after the duel, why did you easily defeat the bastard who had insulted you in the duel without using any of the swordsmanship's moves? ”

How should this question be answered? Could it be that Isabel bluntly told him that she had learned it from countless gunfight action movies produced in Hollywood, or that the movements she had learned in the close-quarters combat course at the Maryland Navy Officer School were combined with the movements from the movies in practice?

Isabel, who was on the horse, looked at Henry and said, "Your Highness, Sir Augustine once said to me that I was fighting with my opponent, not with my opponent's sword. So, when that bastard made the 'top up' move, I immediately changed my mind. ”

Henry thought back to the duel, nodded and smiled, and said, "Sir is right, once the right guidance is fused with your weird ideas, it produces unpredictable moves. ”

Then he added, "What would you do if that bastard was wearing a cavalry armor with neck armor today?" ”

"I think I'll do it anyway, except that the last sword will go straight to his unhelmeted head." This time, Isabel did not make up a lie with a high degree of credibility.

"I'm sure you will, ma'am. Actually, today it should be me who went to the dueling arena to defend your dignity. After all, I'm a knight. Henry said with some shame.

"It's okay, Your Highness. However, if you do go to the dueling ring, I am sure Lord Darlington will not watch you get injured or killed. ”

"Oh? Ma'am, how do you know that the Lord would do that? ”

"Your Highness, what do you think will be the consequences of His Majesty's Reformation? I mean the North. ”

Henry's face changed slightly, and he looked at the two knights in front of him and whispered, "You can find another time to talk to me about this question." Ma'am, you can talk to me about anything you want. ”

Due to an unexpected duel, Henry's dinner today was delayed by 15 minutes. Therefore, after Henry and his party returned to Nottingham Castle, Henry was anxious to dismount in front of the stairs of the main building. Then he said to Isabel and the others, who had also dismounted, "All right, ma'am, and my knights, go and have to-day dinner." ”

The crowd rejoiced: "May God bless you, Your Highness." ”

As Henry turned around, he suddenly said to the crowd, "Wait, you must let others know that Lady Isabel has bravely defended not only my dignity today, but also the reputation of Nottingham Castle and the whole of Richmondshire. So, I'm going to add an extra serving of the best beef leg to a few of you for dinner today. ”

While thanking Henry for his generosity, Herbert said excitedly and honestly, "Your Highness, you have presented me with the best beef shank this afternoon. ”

Henry laughed and said, "yes, I forgot. If you want to thank Ms. Isabel, you might as well pass this beef leg to her. ”

When Herbert led Henry's horse and the others as he watched Henry enter the main building, he looked back at Isabel and said excitedly, "Ma'am, you must tell the two sirs what happened this afternoon when you have dinner." ”

Isabel smiled and said, "No problem. But first, you'll want to bring me a beef leg to Anne Parker in His Highness's kitchen. Can it be done? ”

Herbert agreed without thinking, and asked curiously, "Ma'am, is Anne Parker your relative?" Why do you always give her some precious food before dinner every day? ”

"Herbert, Anne is still a child, and she should need the care and help of others."

"Of course, you will always receive a gift from His Highness. So, there will always be food to give her. ”

"Uh-huh, so what do you mean?"

Herbert looked at the bareback Bobu horse that Edward had lost his life pulling behind his war horse, and the other knight pulling a bareback purebred Arabian horse behind the horse, and said enviously: "Madam, Your Highness has given you two more high-quality war horses today. Look, how beautiful they are, how strong and powerful they are. ”

In Isabel's eyes, Herbert, who came from a wealthy landowner family but was not the firstborn, had become a poor man in need of help. He shrugged his shoulders and smiled and said, "Okay, I got it." Why don't you start tomorrow, and I'll give 2/3 of all the gifts I get from the nobles to you and the others, okay? ”

At the table, Isabelle, Herbert and the other four were munching on the best beef leg meat that Henry had gifted. Augustin Walton laughed silently, and Sir Alex Ferguson listened to Herbert relishing the duel that had taken place in the Darlington Market in the afternoon.

However, when the father and daughter each rode back to the Asker estate on horseback and led a pack horse and two war horses, Augustine became serious about Isabel. Jazz said to his daughter, "Isabel, do you think you have completed your swordsmanship?" Or is there no longer any interest in ancient swordsmanship? ”

Isabel took a look at Jazz's face. I knew that this middle-aged knight was going to start preaching again. He deliberately smiled and said, "Sir, do you think the method I used in the duel can't be called swordsmanship?" ”

"Isabel, you call your method of winning a duel a swordfight? It's ridiculous! Perhaps, I should pull the 14th-century German swordsmanship master Johannes Richardnell out of his grave and admire your swordsmanship! ”

"Please, Sir, that's what you taught me. Let me understand that I am fighting with people, not with the long sword that people are carrying. ”

"That's exactly what I told you. However, the winner does not always belong to the one who strikes first. If your opponent has taken the initiative, how can you regain it? ”

"Through the skills of defensive movements and higher-level longsword fighting techniques, we can get rid of the passive position and move to the offensive position as soon as possible."

At this time, Jazz's face gradually softened, and he said slowly and seriously: "Isabel, if you want to rely on strategy, skill, and skill to defeat your opponent, you must master these strategies, skills, and skills. In addition to being familiar with theoretical knowledge, long-term practice and study are the most important things for a skilled swordsman. ”