Reneisadedicatedwarrior-monkofthefamedKnightsTemplar,areligiousorderwhosemissiontoprotectChristianpilgrimshasdegeneratedintoapowergrabforwealthandinfluencein... [展开全部]
Reneisadedicatedwarrior-monkofthefamedKnightsTemplar,areligiousorderwhosemissiontoprotectChristianpilgrimshasdegeneratedintoapowergrabforwealthandinfluenceintheCrusaderKingdom.Disillusionedbythecorruptmotivesofhissuperiors,Reneisnearlykilledatthedisastrous1187battlefoughtattheHornsofHattin,whichwipesoutmostoftheChristianarmy.Heistakencaptiveonthebattlefieldbybrigands,butescapesandfleesintothedesert.SavedfromstarvationbyHasan,amysteriousMuslimtraveler,hereturnsthefavorwhenHasanisattackedbyoutridersofSaladinsarmy.Thetwotakerefugeinanisolatedoasis,thehomeofSoheila,widowofaMuslimwarrior,andSoheilanursestheseverelywoundedHasanbacktohealth.WhilehewaitsforHasansinjuriestoheal,Renefindshimselftemptedbythesimplepleasuresofalifefreefromtheravagesofwar.HisgrowingattractionforSoheila,followedbynewsoftheatrocitiescommittedbyboththeChristianandMuslimarmies,leadhimtoquestionhisvowsofchastityandobedienceandhiscommitmenttotheCrusaderethos.ButthesecretthatHasanharborsbringsdownonthelittleoasisthewrathofSaladinsforces,ignitingaconfrontationthathasdevastatingconsequences--consequenceswhichfinallyholdtheanswersforhistroubledsoul.--OfficialSite [收起部分]
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