After dinner the next day, Saturday, Isabelle Walton, who had not yet left the castle, came to Henry's kitchen again. When she saw the cook, the kitchen maid, and all sorts of servants sitting at the table in the kitchen enjoying their dinner, she quietly stepped back and stood outside the kitchen.

While the cook and servants were eating, Isabel leaned against the wall with her arms folded, quietly contemplating the raids that would begin after the early hours of tomorrow. She intends to use this free time to reconnect the scattered fragments of action in her mind.

Just as she was halfway through the action, a weak female voice sounded in her ears: "Good evening, Lady Isabel." ”

Isabel looked up at the other party, and it turned out to be a handyman maid who greeted herself while curling her knees. She smiled and whispered, "Dinner in the kitchen is over?" ”

"Yes, ma'am. Oh no, it's just that I ate relatively quickly, so I came out first. ”

"Okay. So, have you ever seen Chef Matthew Cook? ”

"He should still be eating in the kitchen."

"Thank you. By the way, can you call him out of the kitchen for me? ”

"Yes, ma'am, I'll call him at once."

With a nervous heart, Matthew followed the handymaid and walked out of the kitchen. At this moment, he was worried that Isabel would make another move that threatened his life, and he didn't understand what the other party was coming to him for.

Isabel noticed that Anne's father still had a hint of fear and uneasiness in his eyes when he saw her and saluted. Then, with a relaxed expression on his face, he said with a smile: "Matthew Cook, I guess you must think that I came to you today to show you my apologies, right?" ”

Matthew blinked, and only after a few seconds muttered a reply, "Ma'am, I don't think so." ”

"Good. The purpose of my coming to you, then, today is to tell you that you, as an important member of the family who has the power to dispose of the family's property, can make what you think is the right plan for the prey that I have given to Anne. ”

"Before that, though, I ask that you have to provide your daughter and your wife with enough food and enough warm clothing every day. If you can do it, I'll still keep the promise I made. Isabel stared intently at each other and said what she wanted to say.

"Ma'am, I understand what you mean. However, in order to accumulate family wealth, I had to make some necessary choices. Matthew plucked up the courage to say his reasons.

Isabel looked at the other party calmly and said, "Of course, I agree with your idea. If it were me, I would do the same. But your daughter Anne is still just a child, a child who longs for protection, care and warmth from her family, from her father and mother! ”

Matthew half-bowed his head in some shame and whispered, "I see, ma'am." ”

Before leaving, Isabel said solemnly, "Listen, I don't care what you're going to trade for money. All I care about is if your daughter can get the food she likes and is happy to live with her mother. You'd better take my word for it and don't try to provoke me. ”

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Upon returning to the garrison of the guards, Isabel soon went to the stables of the guards, and prepared to equip her horse and Augustine's two horses with harnesses such as sweat pads, saddles, armatures, and bridles.

At this time, Ferguson Congreve, still dressed in knight's armor and cape, with a sword at his waist, led two would-be lancers on foot to the area where the stables were located. It seems that he was inspecting the work of the quasi-lancers guarding the castle.

Ferguson let the two would-be lancers rest in place and walked straight to the stable. When he came to Isabel's side, he looked at his surroundings twice and whispered, "Ma'am, my men have come into town this afternoon to tell me that everything is ready. ”

Isabel calmly went about her business, glanced at Sir and said, "Uh-huh." So, the rope and the monk's suit are also ready? ”

"Yes, ma'am. I also told him the time and place of the meeting. ”

"Good. Assuming that everything goes according to plan, the retreat plan was carried out immediately after the capture of Joseph. ”

Isabel said, "Sir, it is best for your men to take Joseph to a safe place, so that the money does not fly away on its own." ”

Ferguson nodded and said, "That's true." Ma'am, what about honoraria? ”

"Honoraria? Sir, aren't we talking? One and a half. ”

"I mean Joseph's ransom."

"Ransom? Well, I'll just get twenty percent. Sir, does this distribution satisfy you and your people? ”

"Hahaha... I'm satisfied. Well, I wish you a good night, ma'am. ”

Isabel was riding back to the Asker estate with Augustin Walton when a question came to mind. Augustine, who looked at the horse riding beside him, who was both a father and a knight's teacher, said, "Sir, I have a request, and I hope you will grant me. ”

Augustine had long since become accustomed to the way she talked. Since Isabel had become a member of the Walton family, he had felt more intimate for her to call herself a knight.

Sir nodded, smiled, and said, "I can do as much as I can do except the matter of inheritance." ”

"Really? Sir, I've never thought about inheritance. What I want to say is that I'm going to go to the storeroom and borrow a few things to come out. ”

"Isabel, you're already a member of the Walton family, do you need someone else to borrow from?"

"Sir, I think it should be two things. You know, I used to pay rent to Uncle Sam's when I was living at his house? ”

"It's unlikely, right? Aren't you his relative? ”

"Sir, this is a bit complicated, I'll tell you later."

Augustine nodded and said casually, "What are you going to borrow?" ”

Isabel said with a charming smile on her face, "Nothing, just some shabby, worthless rags." ”

"Oh...? I don't understand what you mean. ”

"Simply put, I'm preparing for that tomorrow morning. I don't think you want people to know who I am when they see my horse, my armor and my sword. ”

Augustine did not take a position on Isabel's words, but he knew in his heart that the other party's words were right. But what he didn't understand was why Isabel had to join in this plunder.

The two rode back to Asker Manor. After taking the three horses to the stable, Isabel did not immediately begin the work of caring for and feeding the horses, but found the butler Bruce Harder outside the living room.

Isabel said to the butler, "Mr. Harder, I need to make a trip to the storeroom now. ”

Bruce is amazed at what happened to Isabel during this time, and he may never know the real reason why the former "Squire" became a member of the Walton family. In short, he could no longer see the new member of the lord's family as he had done before.