▁killing ▁her ▁gu ards man ▁lo ver . ▁The ▁castle ▁gu ards ▁determine ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁their ▁dead ▁com rade , ▁so ▁Y o eland ▁direct s ▁Ru pert ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Duc ▁since ▁he ▁is ▁her ▁uncle ’ s ▁guest . ▁Ru pert ▁and ▁few ▁men ▁battle ▁the ▁castle ▁guard . ▁Father ▁Paul , ▁Den ise ’ s ▁conf essor ▁esc apes ▁and ▁brings ▁back ▁Ph illi pe ▁de ▁Vo is ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁save ▁them . ▁During ▁the ▁fight ▁Y o eland ▁real izes ▁she ▁lov es ▁Ru pert . ▁However , ▁when ▁she ▁finds ▁a ▁lock ▁of ▁bl onde ▁hair ▁in ▁his ▁double t , ▁while ▁n urs ing ▁the ▁wounded ▁Ru pert ▁back ▁to ▁health ▁she ▁thinks ▁Ru pert ▁still ▁lov es ▁Mar got . ▁Y o eland ▁stops ▁the ▁Duc ▁from ▁tort uring ▁the ▁dead ▁gu ards man ’ s ▁brother ▁and ▁lo ver ▁who ▁inst ig ated ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁him . ▁Ph illi pe ▁de ▁Vo is ▁and ▁Den ise ▁el ope , ▁which ▁the ▁Duc ▁allows ▁to ▁happen , ▁as ▁he ▁int ends ▁to ▁threaten ▁Ru pert ▁with ▁bl inding ▁with ▁a ▁hot ▁pok er ▁to ▁force ▁Y o eland ▁to ▁marry ▁him . ▁She ▁agre es ▁but ▁the ▁gu ards men ▁save ▁them . ▁Ru pert ▁and ▁the ▁Duc ▁du el , ▁but ▁the ▁Duc ▁is ▁st ab bed ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁by ▁the ▁lo ver ▁of ▁the ▁gu ards man ▁he ▁killed . ▁At ▁Y o eland ’ s ▁request ▁her