Wings of the Storm
“His answer held both pride and modesty. "A brother of the Temple of Jerusalem. I think you know my order's reputation, being from the Holy Land yourself." "A Templar," she answered immediately. A Tem-plar. A member of the greatest Western paramilitary force ever to wage holy war. One of the few, the proud, the fanatical, who took the term onward, Christian soldiers quite literally. Wow.
He didn't seem like a fanatic. He seemed so gen-uinely nice as he watched her out of mild blue eyes. "A pries...t," she said. "You're a priest. A Templar priest." "I am a priest." "But what good will your being a priest do if you can't perform any of the sacraments?" His faint smile widened. "I told you my order has no place in the quarrel. We are not subject to Canter-bury. The archbishop may frown, he may thunder, but there are a few of us not subject to the English church, who go quietly about our business without being afraid of the thunder. I agreed to come to Passfair with Sir Stephan to perform the marriage.MoreLess
He didn't seem like a fanatic. He seemed so gen-uinely nice as he watched her out of mild blue eyes. "A pries...t," she said. "You're a priest. A Templar priest." "I am a priest." "But what good will your being a priest do if you can't perform any of the sacraments?" His faint smile widened. "I told you my order has no place in the quarrel. We are not subject to Canter-bury. The archbishop may frown, he may thunder, but there are a few of us not subject to the English church, who go quietly about our business without being afraid of the thunder. I agreed to come to Passfair with Sir Stephan to perform the marriage.MoreLess
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