The arrival of Carolyn Swift and her party interrupted Father Albert's recitation of the scriptures for the deceased. Father Albert said solemnly: "Lady Swift, and fellow parishioners, please pray for the deceased and ask the Lord to grant them eternal life; Please pray for the deceased, for those of us living in the world to have the courage to avoid evil and do good, and to strengthen our faith and hope in eternal life. ”

It seems that this Father Albert is another Catholic priest who has a strong rejection of the Anglican faith in England and adheres to the ancient faith. At least, his zeal for the Catholic faith is evident from the Latin verses he reads.

Caroline and the others had no choice but to solemnly follow Father Albert to the body of the knight just now, and listen to the priest recite in Latin the scripture of prayer for the deceased: "Most merciful and merciful God, bear and nourish and redeem us." For the sake of eternal blessings in heaven, I beg mercy on Gilbert Parker to forgive him for any sin against the Lord in his life, or in thought, word, or deed. Destiny of the Divine Mier, protection and guidance. and the dangerous road behind him, so that the devil may not wreak havoc. Avoid hell and ascend to heaven with the face of the Lord. I will also be in heaven in the future, to worship the Lord's holy face, and to see the beauty of all goodness and happiness. Amen. ”

Caroline and the others stood behind the priest and also said, "Amen. ”

While Father Albert was reciting the deceased's scriptures for the next knight, Caroline walked over to the body of the knight, Gilbert Parker. When she suddenly saw the two shocking scars on the knight's head, which had been slashed by some sharp weapon, she felt a pang of nausea.

Sir Antony, who was standing aside with a candlestick in his hand to illuminate it, whispered, "Ma'am, if you feel unwell, we may go to the diner-room and rest for a while." There, too, I can give you an account of the injuries and the extent of the injuries suffered by each knight. ”

Caroline frowned and looked at the steward and said, "You don't need to go to the restaurant, you just tell me here." ”

The steward then explained to Caroline what kind of injuries each knight had suffered, and what kind of injuries had caused their deaths. A few minutes later, Caroline asked the two knights to stay in the church, and she and the steward walked to the church door.

Caroline glanced sideways at the neatly arranged corpses of the knights in the church, then at the steward and said, "Sir, you tell me that most of the knights here die after being shot by arrows, is that true?" ”

Anthony took the delicate candlestick, glanced at the candlelight flickering in the darkness, and said, "Yes, ma'am." I think these people died immediately after being shot in the chest. However, three other knights had both arrow wounds and scars from weapons such as swords, battle axes, or maces. ”

"What do you know from the scars on the knights?"

"Well, the enemy attacking the gratuity army will most likely have one or two longbowmen. These longbowmen are adept at harnessing the power of their longbows to quickly kill knights at close range. ”

"Sir, do you think these longbowmen are thieves from here, or are they Scots from the north?"

"Ma'am, this... Judging by the injuries on the knights' bodies alone, I can't tell who did it. But one thing is for sure, the enemy's longbowmen must have been trained for many years to achieve such accuracy. ”

It seems unlikely that some clues will be found in the dead knights. The group then said goodbye to Father Albert and left the chapel. Anthony, while accompanying the Lord's eldest daughter, said respectfully: "Madam, it is very unlikely that any clues about this attack will be found from the deceased. Fortunately, God has once again demonstrated God's power through Sir Victor's body, otherwise ......"

Caroline looked at the castle steward and said, "Really?" Sir, you're saying I should put all my hopes on a knight who is almost dying? ”

"Ma'am, though Sir Victor is badly wounded, he still wishes he could tell you something. He hoped that by doing so, his sins would be alleviated. ”

"His sins can be relieved by confessing to Father Albert. At least, I don't think Joseph's capture by the enemy was entirely due to his negligence. ”

"Ma'am, do you think so? In any case, I have heard some accusing Sir Victor of not doing his duty, causing the lord's eldest son to be plundered by the enemy. ”

"Sir, you can think about it seriously. Sir Victor survived only because God had helped him with his strength. If it weren't for God's help, he would have been lying in the church and receiving Father Albert's prayers, wouldn't he? ”

"Yes, ma'am, that is indeed the case. Now I can take you to the room where Sir Victor rests. ”

"Thank you, sir, that's exactly what I thought."

Under a crumpled linen blouse, Victor Layton, whose front and back wounds were wrapped in layers of linen, lay groggily and limply on the bed. The face that had once been fearless and loyal and brave had also turned pale from excessive blood loss.

Staring blankly at the stone-made ceiling, her chapped lips squirming, "Claire, forgive me, I failed to protect your husband. My soul will now fall into purgatory. ”

"If you will forgive me, I will spend my whole life confessing my sins before God."

"If you will forgive me, I am willing to spend my life on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to make atonement for my sins by rewalking the fourteen stations of the Way of Jesus."

In a trance, he seemed to see "Claire", who was wearing a white and elegant ancient Greek woman's robe, and the dazzling light around her body was smiling towards him......

"Sir Victor, what's wrong with you? Wake up! Anthony stood in front of the bed, bending down to try to shake Victor Layton awake from his shock.

"Sir, don't touch him. Go get the doctor and get some hot food. Caroline, who had been observing Victor all along, hurriedly said aloud to Sir Anthony.

Anthony straightened up, looked anxiously at her and said, "I don't know what's going on. Until you arrive, he'll be able to stay awake. ”

"Sir, don't say any more, go quickly!!"

"Yes, yes, ma'am."

Caroline looked at the two attendants standing outside the door of the room, and hurriedly said, "You two go to the kitchen and find some fresh eggs, hurry up!" ”

The two knights saluted her, then quickened their pace and ran towards the hallway. Caroline stares anxiously at Victor, who is almost dying, and she doesn't know what to do to bring Jazz to his senses. Of course, she could not have known that Sir Victor's injuries could be explained in a later medical term: multiple wounds.

Simply put, multiple injuries are serious injuries to more than one site caused by the same injury factor at the same time or consecutively. This kind of trauma is severe, multi-wounded, extensive and bleeding, which can directly interfere with the function of the respiratory and circulatory systems and threaten life. As a result, the incidence of shock is very high.

At the moment, Victor Layton is experiencing the second peak of death from multiple injuries. That is, if he is not treated quickly and effectively within 6 to 8 hours of the injury, then he will die due to hemopneumothorax.