00 - Templar's Acre
“Their appearance was a shock to Baldwin. Somehow he had not expected to find so many of his countrymen in the city which he had come to think of as his adopted home.
‘Best come with me before the deofols attack a Christian because he’s wearing black,’ Ivo muttered.
They made their way to the harbour and found it in a state of turmoil. Sailors, many with their arms folded in disapproval, watched as English men-at-arms moved about the place. But this was not the arrival of bitter, impover...ished peasants with neither leaders nor discipline; this was a small, efficient army. Sergeants marched along the port, bellowing at the lines of men three abreast.
All were dressed in tunics with a small cross on the breast to show that they were bound for the Holy Land, but the effect was spoiled by the fact that all were befouled from their long journey.
Still, their weapons looked clean and well-cared for, and as an order was given, the polearms all rose, gleaming.MoreLess
‘Best come with me before the deofols attack a Christian because he’s wearing black,’ Ivo muttered.
They made their way to the harbour and found it in a state of turmoil. Sailors, many with their arms folded in disapproval, watched as English men-at-arms moved about the place. But this was not the arrival of bitter, impover...ished peasants with neither leaders nor discipline; this was a small, efficient army. Sergeants marched along the port, bellowing at the lines of men three abreast.
All were dressed in tunics with a small cross on the breast to show that they were bound for the Holy Land, but the effect was spoiled by the fact that all were befouled from their long journey.
Still, their weapons looked clean and well-cared for, and as an order was given, the polearms all rose, gleaming.MoreLess
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