Reneisadedicatedwarrior-monkofthefamedKnightsTemplar,areligiousorderwhosemissiontoprotectChristianpilgrimshasdegeneratedintoapowergrabforwealthandinfluenceintheCrusaderKingdom.Disillusionedbythecorruptmotivesofhissuperiors,Reneisnearlykilledatthedisastrous1187battlefoughtattheHornsofHattin,whichwipesoutmostoftheChristianarmy.Heistakencaptiveonthebattlefieldbybrigands,butescapesandfleesintothedesert.SavedfromstarvationbyHasan,amysteriousMuslimtraveler,hereturnsthefavorwhenHasanisattackedbyoutridersofSaladin'sarmy.Thetwotakerefugeinanisolatedoasis,thehomeofSoheila,widowofaMuslimwarrior,andSoheilanursestheseverelywoundedHasanbacktohealth.WhilehewaitsforHasan'sinjuriestoheal,Renefindshimselftemptedbythesimplepleasuresofalifefreefromtheravagesofwar.HisgrowingattractionforSoheila,followedbynewsoftheatrocitiescommittedbyboththeChristianandMuslimarmies,leadhimtoquestionhisvowsofchastityandobedienceandhiscommitmenttotheCrusaderethos.ButthesecretthatHasanharborsbringsdownonthelittleoasisthewrathofSaladin'sforces,ignitingaconfrontationthathasdevastatingconsequences--consequenceswhichfinallyholdtheanswersforhistroubledsoul.--©OfficialSite
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