Chapter Two: Nous Séparons à la Mort Part Four
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As I set it down, he said, “I found Sariah during an expedition I was on.” I nodded. “This expedition was organized by the Knights of the Temple, of which, I was one.” I swallowed hard. Did not everyone known that the Templar de Chevaliers were th...
Chapter Two: Nous Séparons à la Mort Part Three
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4. Frederick Shows His Mettle
I went into the room as Frederick was lighting an oil lamp. Once lit, I saw that the room was small, yet a door led to what, I thought, may have been another room. That door was off to my left and to my right was a h...
I went into the room as Frederick was lighting an oil lamp. Once lit, I saw that the room was small, yet a door led to what, I thought, may have been another room. That door was off to my left and to my right was a h...
Chapter Two: Nous Séparons à la Mort Part Two
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3. The Cock and Bull Inn
It was hot in there, dark, smoky and hot. I could not see a thing and I was very glad that Frederick was guiding me through the gloom. Of a sudden, I bumped into a large hard object and I heard him say, “Please, if you wi...
It was hot in there, dark, smoky and hot. I could not see a thing and I was very glad that Frederick was guiding me through the gloom. Of a sudden, I bumped into a large hard object and I heard him say, “Please, if you wi...
Chapter Two: Nous Séparons à la Mort Part One
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I had stood in the doorway staring at my mother’s body, as I had stood on that horrific battleground watching my friend, mentor and father lying so still. I was a stone shell of a man frozen into immobility. I did not, nor do not remember feeling ...
Maybe Someday
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I saw the night strolling on the mountains.
I saw the day creeping to the sea.
I heard darkness falling,
I heard lightning calling,
Some way it will be.
I saw the seas shrinking into puddles.
I saw the sky breaking over me.
I heard adults sighing...
I saw the day creeping to the sea.
I heard darkness falling,
I heard lightning calling,
Some way it will be.
I saw the seas shrinking into puddles.
I saw the sky breaking over me.
I heard adults sighing...
Chapter Four: Richard le Coeur de Lion Part One
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Chapter Four: Richard le Coeur de Lion
1. Frederick and Karl Have Some Encounters
I stood up in astonishment. Frederick nodded and turned toward the door to the outside office, strode to it and let us out without a “by your leave”. I glanced at ...
1. Frederick and Karl Have Some Encounters
I stood up in astonishment. Frederick nodded and turned toward the door to the outside office, strode to it and let us out without a “by your leave”. I glanced at ...
Chapter Three: L'Abbé et le Chevalier Part Two
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2. Knowledge Is Power
By this time, I had returned to my seat and was watching their interchange with hawk like intensity. I did not understand what was going on, but I intended to. The relationship between the abbot and Fredrick mystified me. A ...
By this time, I had returned to my seat and was watching their interchange with hawk like intensity. I did not understand what was going on, but I intended to. The relationship between the abbot and Fredrick mystified me. A ...
Chapter Three: L'Abbé et le Chevalier Part One
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1. The Abbey at Osney [ca. 1184 CE]
We exited the shop and Frederick guided me toward the nearby abbey. I could see the bell tower from where we were. It looked to be a half a league away. It was not long before we were standing in front of a hig...
We exited the shop and Frederick guided me toward the nearby abbey. I could see the bell tower from where we were. It looked to be a half a league away. It was not long before we were standing in front of a hig...
Chapter One: Ma Mère Est Allée
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I was a boy. I was afraid and lonely. My father was long gone, bones in the fields of Normandy. My mother had just died in the bed where she and I had occasionally slept. I had finished burying her, the priest never having come, for we lived miles...
Preface: Karl à Jérusalem
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I just stood there watching, and that was all I could do, as his entrails slithered out of a huge tear in his side. I heard him moan quietly below the distant howls and clangs of the diminishing battle. I felt an overwhelming desire to rush to his...
