Reneisadedicatedwarrior-monkofthefamedKnightsTemplar,areligiousorderwhosemissiontoprotectChristianpi[展开全部]
Reneisadedicatedwarrior-monkofthefamedKnightsTemplar,areligiousorderwhosemissiontoprotectChristianpilgrimshasdegeneratedintoapowergrabforwealthandinfluenceintheCrusaderKingdom.Disillusionedbythecorruptmotivesofhissuperiors,Reneisnearlykilledatthedisastrous1187battlefoughtattheHornsofHattin,whichwipesoutmostoftheChristianarmy.Heistakencaptiveonthebattlefieldbybrigands,butescapesandfleesintothedesert.SavedfromstarvationbyHasan,amysteriousMuslimtraveler,hereturnsthefavorwhenHasanisattackedbyoutridersofSaladin'sarmy.Thetwotakerefugeinanisolatedoasis,thehomeofSoheila,widowofaMuslimwarrior,andSoheilanursestheseverelywoundedHasanbacktohealth.WhilehewaitsforHasan'sinjuriestoheal,Renefindshimselftemptedbythesimplepleasuresofalifefreefromtheravagesofwar.HisgrowingattractionforSoheila,followedbynewsoftheatrocitiesmittedbyboththeChristianandMuslimarmies,leadhimtoquestionhisvowsofchastityandobedienceandhismitmenttotheCrusaderethos.ButthesecretthatHasanharborsbringsdownonthelittleoasisthewrathofSaladin'sforces,ignitingaconfrontationthathasdevastatingconsequences--consequenceswhichfinallyholdtheanswersforhistroubledsoul.--©OfficialSiteee[收起部分]