Chapter 171: Processing
After separating from Fury and his party, Leon and the others began to hunt around.
"There. York pointed ahead and whispered, there was an adult spotted deer there.
They rolled over and dismounted, approached on foot, and had scared off their prey a few times because of the horses.
Leon took the arrow, always felt almost far away, and gently moved forward a short distance, knowing that Emma had prepared a few enchanted arrows, it seemed that hitting the prey was fun, and missing the hand brought only depression.
The arrow sprang out and did not hit as expected.
"Don't say anything. Leon raised his right hand and allowed no one to comment.
His arrow was shot crooked, a long distance away from the spotted deer, and the deer looked back before it ran away.
"My lord, I will definitely be able to practice a few more times. "York is full of confidence, no one is a natural goalscorer, it is the result of hard work.
"Hmm. Asda chimed in.
York gave Mormont a look, and he reacted, "Oh, yes. ”
Leon knew very well in his heart that these were just words of comfort, everyone was good at it and there were people who were not good at it, he was the kind of person who was not good at hunting, if he let himself live alone in the deep forest, it was estimated that he could only pick fruit to survive.
"Let's go, look ahead. Leon led the horse and went on.
After a little more stroll in the woods, York and Mormont had a harvest, and the three gray rabbits lived up to the hunt.
"It's time to go back. Leon looked up at the sky, it was not early, it would take some time to return to the camp, and it was easy to get lost in the woods at night.
On the way back, everyone didn't have to be careful, they galloped on horseback, and occasionally saw other figures on the way back.
"It seems that there is prey. "York saw a shadow on the other side of the grass, and it seemed to be a big guy.
The group quickly turned around, turned over, dismounted, raised their bows, and approached.
"Is it over there?" asked Mormont in a low voice, hunched over.
"That's right. "York put the arrow on the string, ready to shoot at any moment.
As I got closer to the grass, I could see that the grass was shaking slightly, and there was indeed something hidden inside.
"Don't kill me. At this moment, a man appeared in the grass.
He had a crossbow arrow in his hand and a rabbit pinned to his waist, and he looked like a civilian.
He put down his bolts and knelt on the ground and prayed, "Please don't kill me." ”
It turned out to be poachers.
"You know, poaching in this place is punishable by cutting off a hand. Leon reminded that this is the law of the kingdom, and it should be clear to everyone, and it happens so many times a year, no matter how much you hear about it.
"My lord, I didn't mean to, please let me go, I won't dare to do this again. "The poachers had tears in their eyes and begged for a way out, for for them, the loss of a hand was basically a waste, and the days to come would be even more difficult.
Leon looked around, there was no one else there, and he was going to be lenient with this man.
"Your lordship, are you going to let him go?" Yorke guessed his thoughts.
"You don't have to cut off your hands, but you still have to punish them, otherwise there will be more poachers here in the future." "Leon will still teach him a lesson.
This lesson is not only for him, but also for others to remind others not to come to this place, once they are caught by others, they will not be spared as easily as themselves, so he is taught a lesson to avoid more people losing their arms.
When Grant and the men returned to the camp, he noticed this scene and rode over.
He has seen many such scenes, and when the poachers are discovered, they will kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.
"Yo, His Royal Highness the Prince is really a member of the royal family, and he came out to hunt but caught a poacher, and others are not so lucky. Grant paused to the side, his words tinging with mockery.
"Now that Connor is the king, but you call me His Royal Highness the Prince, do you have any objections to the king?" Leon disliked this man, and he had no grudges against him, so there was no need to target him like this.
Even if they didn't sit in the position of guardian in the north twenty years ago because of the king, then they were sent to the more remote Ravenwood, and if it weren't for the discovery of the ore vein, it might not be a miserable life.
"Didn't you say yesterday that you came for King Jamie, then you are not His Royal Highness the Prince? Grant changed the subject and commented on the current king, which is not always a safe thing to do, especially since the person in front of him is still a member of the royal family.
"You also said that I caught the person, so I will deal with it, you don't have to ask, you should hurry back to the camp. "Leon had heard of his handling of poachers, and all of his arms had been cut off, and if he was allowed to intervene, the man would be ruined.
"You caught the people, but this area belongs to Barnard, and it's his prey that stole it, shouldn't it be handed over to the Guardian of the North?" Grant made up his mind to intervene.
Leon frowned, this person was really persistent: "I know what to do." ”
"Barnard is far away in Elspury, so it's better to enforce the law on the spot if he wants to sabotage the spring hunt for such a poacher. Grant suggested that it would only take much time to cut off a hand.
"So you don't believe me and want to oversee here?" Leon tried to drive him away.
"Are you going to let him go? That's not good, you're a member of the royal family, and you should know the laws of the kingdom very well. Grant guessed that he wouldn't deal with the poacher severely, because if it were another nobleman, the poacher was now holding his severed arm and crying bitterly, and Leon was still stalling for time, so there should be other thoughts behind it.
"Even if I let it go, so what, the Guardian of the North is looking for my trouble, isn't it?" Leon knew very well that letting the poachers go would require a sum of money as compensation, and it was not a big crime.
"That's not good, you're a member of the royal family, how can you be tarnished by a poacher. "Grantra put the arrow on the bow, and the whole set of actions went smoothly, and before everyone could react, the arrow had already hit the poacher, and it didn't hit the vital point, but it was not a light injury.
The poachers fell to the ground, and their cries echoed through the forest.
"What does this mean?" Leon had every reason to think that this was a provocation by Grant.
"Hunting, sometimes the person who hides is considered the prey, and it is inevitable that he will be shot, so I can only think that the person is unlucky. Whatever you do with that poacher, it has nothing to do with me. Grant rolled over his horse and left with the knights.
"My lord, what should I do now?" York looked at the man, who couldn't recover for more than a month.
"He's been taught a lesson and let the duke's men handle it. "Leon did what he could.
The poacher's arm was saved, but the arrow should have kept him from coming in again, and it wasn't too bad for him.