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I have taken vows as a poor knight of Christ in the temple of Solomon to face

the accursed enemies of the cross and to fight with all the might that God gives

to me to defeat them in battle.

No Knights Templar.

I shall never surrender or leave a brother in the hands of the evil

Saracen.

I shall protect the poor, the widows, the orphans, the innocent,

and the holy other.

But above all things, I vow to be forever pure, so that I may join the

martyrs that have given their lives in the name of Jesus Christ.

To kill for Christ.

Is Christ a thing?

Your knights charged down the hill and attempted to kill Saladin's son.

They were under my protection at the time, an innocent party.

Speak.

Grand Master, Saladin has surrounded Tiberius.

Saladin has broken the truce?

We must gather the army as soon as possible.

It will be a long journey.

That is just what Saladin wants. We cannot let Tiberius go.

It is essential to the stronghold of our east. We must fight Salah ad-Din from

here, from behind the fortifications of Acre.

I have lived here a long time. I know these Muslims well. Yes, too well.

You grovel at the feet of the old man in the mountain, and what has it done for

us? If Salah ad-Din thinks that we fear him, it will be Jerusalem next.

What do you suggest?

That we march?

No! The horns of Hattin.

The battle will be in our favor. Are you mad? That is where Saladin wants us, and

that is where we shall meet him.

You, Templar, you know the ground.

Tell the king, can the army march to Tiberias?

Speak.

There's very little water between here and Tiberias.

You see? So the Saracens will butcher us.

And what will be the fate of Jerusalem then? You cloak your cowardice in

policy, Raymond.

Redford, you and I have been in disagreement since you entered my

service, even before you became a Templar.

I would like to think that you would not sacrifice an army out of spite.

If the army cannot make the march... They can make it.

Show some courage.

If you do not go to Tiberias, how long do you think you'll be king? No more

talking.

No more compromises.

Let's kill every last one of them once and for all.

Yeah! Yeah!

Where are they taking us?

God protect us.

Save your breath.

I don't want them to get it.

I made it even though not most of them.

What is this?

Hold on.

I'm Akkoud from the army of Salah al-Din.

We're looking for an Arab man in the desert.

This is a Frenchman.

A young man from Morocco.

We found him.

If you see an Arab man in the desert at the age of a fighter, tell Salah al-Din

about him.

And if you lie, I will cut off your hand.

Ready.

Lost. The desert is not your friend.

Yours?

You are a Templar.

One of you, I am told, is worth ten of the Frankish knights.

You are a dangerous man.

and the trespasser in our land.

But I cannot kill a man, Allah the compassionate, the merciful, has already

marked for hell.

I have no need for this much.

Sadly, my horse perished.

Heisenwell's everywhere.

Amazing.

Big Christian.

She left him in the desert.

He was doing fine on his own.

Sohla, your compassionate, the merciful has spared you.

I suppose at this time we learned one another's names.

I am Hassan.

Hassan.

The idiot does not speak.

Hassan.

Allah, the compassionate, the merciful has given him a tongue.

Where are you bound?

Acre.

Why?

It is Salah ad-Din's now.

You didn't know?

Very little was left of your army after the great battle.

Certainly not enough to hold Agri.

You don't believe me?

Go see for yourself.

But you do not know where you are.

Where is it you want to be?

Jerusalem. One defeat is not enough.

If you are bound for Jerusalem, our paths are one.

Hungry? That is soap!

Don't you wash?

You call us uncivilized.

What is that thing you are wearing underneath?

A hair shirt?

I should think you had enough to be miserable about without having to itch

all the time.

I have heard that you Templars fight well because you save your seed.

Is that true?

We dedicate our minds

and our souls and our bodies to the service of Christ.

We take vows of purity.

explains that shirt

so

now it's on just and so

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most

Merciful.

Amen.

We have given up our land, our wealth, and our families, all so that we may

safeguard our settlements in the Holy Land, restored to Christian hands by the

Great Crusade.

Tiberius was attacked with deliberate mass of cruelty by Saracen dogs.

Our responsibility is clear.

To rid the world of their evil. The liberation of Christians is a

fulfillment of our founding promise.

We seek peace.

We strive for peace.

And sometimes peace must be defended.

We do not claim to know all the ways of providence.

Yet we can trust in them, placing our confidence in the loving God behind all

of life and all of history.

May he guide us now.

And may God bless us.

His servants of Christ.

You're welcome.

On that day, whether or not, let's remember, we'll come back to it. I

will come to it.

I'll give you my word as a Templar knight.

I will come back.

When you are mended, you will see me to the last realm.

Agreed.

Thank you.

What is his name?

His name is Cesar.

Take off those filthy clothes.

I will give him some of my husband's.

Do you want me to help or not?

His shoulder is loose of his moorings.

I need you to help me.

Grab hold of his arm. Here.

It hurts now, but it won't last.

Sohaila. Renee.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.

He leadeth me by the still waters.

Restoreth my soul.

He leadeth me the path to righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I shall fear no evil, for thou art with me, my rod.

and thy staff that comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemy.

Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over.

Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall

dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

You're still here.

This Hassan, he's a friend of yours.

You're a Grecian warrior.

You're a long way from your fortress.

I will care for Hassan.

You may go on your way.

I will stay until he is minted.

Since you're staying, you might need this.

Where is your husband?

You don't know his name.

My baby.

It is Majeed.

Hello, Majeed.

Here.

Where is Ghazi?

Dead.

Thrown from his horse.

Did you find the Ismaili?

No.

Perhaps it was all a lie after all.

Who could credit such a source?

Abed, send a messenger to Salahuddin.

We'll leave for the army soon.

We have found no trace of the assassin.

Blessed is the man who will endure temptation.

For when he is found approved, he will receive the good life which the

Lord has promised those who love him.

You might say...

It is written in the manual of the poor knights of the Temple of Solomon.

We believe it to be a dangerous thing for any religious to look too much upon

the face of a woman.

For this reason, no Templar may presume to kiss a woman.

And henceforth, the knighthood of Jesus Christ should avoid at all costs the

embraces of women, by which men have perished many times.

So that with a pure conscience and a sure life, they may remain eternally

before the face of God.

It's done.

I saw paradise.

A imam told me truth.

We must leave.

Leave paradise?

Jerusalem.

Nizar.

Sohaila.

My dear.

I have missed you.

It's good to see you. You too.

You look good. Nizar.

What is this? Christian dog. This man brought an injured Muslim here for help.

I have given him food and drink. He is a guest.

Praise be upon Allah.

The compassionate.

The mercy of... I am not of your household. But I am.

I am on my way to Saladin's camp.

He requested delicacies from Cairo to celebrate his victory.

His loyal captain Omar escorts me.

This is your companion.

You have a compassionate heart, Sohila.

But sometimes a foolish one.

I have a question for you.

Does your religion forbid you to violate the hospitality of a host?

My order and God forbid the killing of innocent women and children.

A Templar.

Empty words, Christian.

What of the thousands of women and children you French killed in Jerusalem

three generations ago?

Were you there three generations ago?

Christians are blind to your own sins.

No, please.

Please.

Why don't you sit down and refresh yourselves?

Yes, let's do that. Let's sit down.

Please.

You too.

So, Hela, I brought you many gifts this time.

And mint tea, as you requested.

Mint. Thank you.

It was a kindness to help an injured man.

I'm surprised you survived the battle, Templar.

Perhaps it is because you fled.

Then you would not know your army was destroyed.

Fit justice for breaking the truce.

It was Saladin who broke the truce.

I could swear you believed that. I do, because he lays siege to Tiberius.

And you know why he did so?

I do.

Because it was my caravan that was attacked.

By that dog, Renaud de Chatillon.

He murdered my servants, took all my goods, and threw me and my family in a

filthy prison for ransom.

We barely escaped with our lives.

Yes.

And that is how the truth was broken.

And that is how Christians protect women and children.

I grow very tired of your blasphemy, Saracen.

Christian, remember yourself.

You are in my family's tent.

As are you.

They come to our land, know nothing of our ways, refuse to speak our language.

They are useless.

And inferior.

Suheila.

I will have a word with you.

How often have I told you that it is not safe for a woman out here in the desert?

What if these men have been murderers?

You worry too much, I think.

I have an obligation to you, to my brother. You have done all that Wazim

would have wished, and more.

Suheila, I have but two wives.

I will always have a place for you.

You're kind.

But I'm content here.

You were always headstrong, Sohaila.

That's what Wazim loved about you most.

I hope it does not get you killed.

I have a friend, Solomon, from Aleppo.

He will be coming by here.

I told him that you would make him a proper feast.

I will be happy to.

Nizar, it is always good to see you.

Wazim would be so proud of you.

Hello, Hassan.

My name is Soheila.

Are you a maiden from paradise?

You waited.

This is twice you saved my life now.

Your handiwork.

If you were a man, I would swear you were a physician.

I have learned a few things.

That is all.

You can read?

Yes.

It is a miracle.

Well, now that you're better, I will make your bed outside.

And then you can help with the chores too.

Did anyone come for me while I was sick?

Must have been a dream.

We have been here many days.

We have.

You are eager to be gone?

The girl, she's very beautiful.

How can you pray to a man, that God of yours who hangs from the cross and came

from the loins of a woman?

But he was just a man.

Did he not eat and sleep his shit and piss?

Yes.

Yes, he suffered the frailties of the flesh so that he might die for our sins.

You're too eager to accept his gift.

That is what I dislike about you Christians.

It's bad enough you take our land.

But you want everyone to worship Jesus, too?

It is idolatry.

He was a prophet, like Muhammad.

But Muhammad was the last prophet.

Oh, come to an agreement between us and you, O people of Scripture, that we

shall worship none but Allah.

and that we shall ascribe no partners unto him, and that none of us shall take

others as lords except Allah.

And if they turn away and say, bear witness that we are they who are

surrendered unto him, go ahead, kill me, send me to heaven.

Rene, what are you doing? What are you doing?

And you, Hassan, to insult a man's beliefs.

I was merely observing.

Christians always insist on forcing others to worship like them, whether

they want to or not.

Well, such ways are not just the privilege of Christians.

What do you know?

I know all too well.

I am from Al-Andalus.

My husband's tribe sacked the village where I grew up.

They burned it to the ground and killed all the men, including my father.

They made the boys Mamluk warriors and the women servants.

And they turned all of us into Muslims.

So, I wouldn't be so outrageous if I were you.

Until you alone shall discern.

When did that happen?

A long time ago, Wazim took me to his home as his

servant.

Later, he wanted me to be the bearer of his child.

So we got married.

But his mother did not approve, and we came out of here.

And then, before Majid was even born,

Wazim was killed.

Of course.

Fighting the franchise.

Why did you refuse it, mother?

Nizar is a good man.

But he would never forget I was with him's servant before I became his wife.

But the most important thing... He would train Majid to be a warrior.

Like the other mom looks.

And I have had enough of war.

Wow. I washed your clothes today.

Are you sure you want this?

It's just like the devil.

At least now it's clean.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Salah al-Din sends words to you.

What is it?

He does not want you to come to the army now. He wishes you to continue your

search for the Ismaili.

The Christian King Guy swears of his presence.

Salah al-Din has many enemies.

To find one, even the Ismaili, is difficult.

Yakut, you have always been one of my best officers.

Hardworking, dedicated, obedient.

Traits of a great warrior.

Selahaddin is a great warrior.

Great leader.

He has accomplished what no Muslim has before him.

With Allah's blessings, praise be upon him, the compassionate, the merciful.

He will drive the Christian devils from this land forever.

No leader is better than his men.

But what can he do by himself?

What can he do if he cannot count the honor and bravery of those who serve

him?

Our warriors know that if they fail their leaders, they fail their people

and themselves.

Most especially, they know they would fail Allah, the compassionate.

the merciful.

No man wants that on his conscience.

All true men know when they have made a mistake.

I will be at my tent if you wish to tell me how Ghazi really died.

Solomon.

We have a guest.

Solomon of Aleppo.

Nisir's friend.

Friend and rival.

I could charge more for my goods if only he would retire.

Come inside, dear Solomon.

He's not a Muslim.

Christian?

Christian.

And a Muslim.

Interesting traveling opinions.

Rene is a Templar.

Hassan, I do not know.

Izar has told me of your independence.

As I understand, you Jews do prefer your own women that way.

Whether we do or not, it is how they are. We poor men have little choice in

the matter.

There is talk in the marketplaces of an assassin, an Ismaili Shiite,

out in the desert.

Hassan?

Oh, no, I'm possible.

He's even too afraid to milk goat.

More to drink?

Please.

You've performed a miracle.

I never would have thought such a feast possible out here away from the

luxurious cities.

Nizar keeps me well supplied.

Tell me, what do they serve you in the temple barracks?

Bread, water, sometimes meat.

Ah, a pity.

Nectar.

Ambrosia.

So, Christian.

Where are you bound?

Jerusalem.

Interesting. I know. I keep telling him that he does not belong there.

Are your men not there?

That is not what I meant.

Christians do not belong there.

Christians have a God-given right to be in Jerusalem.

It is the ground on which Jesus Christ was crucified and resurrected.

Did you not take it from the Turks?

And the church from the Fatimids?

The Fatimids from the Byzantine Christians.

And then from the Greeks.

You are forgetting something.

We had it before all of you.

I am sure someone had it before you.

The Torah does not disagree with you.

I wish everyone would stop worrying about who owned it first.

Hasn't there been enough killing over it?

There has been enough for my people.

Many Jews were slaughtered when the Franks captured Jerusalem.

And how do you know this is true?

Because the survivors wrote about it.

I myself have one of their scrolls handed down by my grandfather's

grandfather.

If there is one constancy in life, it is that men will find excuses.

To kill one another.

Killing is necessary at times.

It is what men who make wars say.

Not always the ones who fight them.

I'll give you an example, if you would, my friend.

Tell us, why your army fought at Hattin?

To liberate Tiberius from Saladin.

To liberate Tiberius? But why?

It was a Christian who broke the truth.

Just as Nizar said.

You doubt it?

It was I who paid Nizar's ransom to the Christians.

The Christians and Salah didn't deserve one another.

One makes false agreements while the other unites with two faces.

What is this?

Why is there a hypocrite?

This is the man who butchers countless innocents. Yea, though I walk through

the valley of the shadow of death, I shall feel no evil without it with me.

Enough! Is that all you two know how to do?

You're so blind.

You think you're fighting over your religions?

You're fighting over bits of dirt.

That's not the real reason at all. Oh?

What is it then?

If you come down, I will tell you.

This is a tale my mother told me when I was a child.

It is about a scorpion who wanted to cross a stream.

But he didn't know how to swim, and the water was too deep.

So he waited for a frog to come along, and he asked him for a ride.

The frog, he was a cautious sort, and he told him, How do I know you won't sting

me?

The scorpion said, I will drown too.

Well, this made sense to the frog, and told him hop on my back.

So the scorpion hopped on the frog's back, and off they went.

But in the middle of the stream, the scorpion stung the frog.

The frog began to sink, and it was clear they were both going to drown.

The frog asked the scorpion, why do you do it?

And he said, because it is my nature.

So, you will always find reasons to fight, to do war.

We should thank God for the moments of peace he chooses to give us.

Yes.

Like this one.

So, Hela, it was a most wonderful feast.

You're very welcome.

And I am glad to have made the acquaintance of you all.

If you'll excuse me now, I must take my leave.

Rene, perhaps you would accompany me.

There is something you should know.

I have some news that will be difficult for you to hear, but you have a right to

know.

There are very few Templars left.

I arrived at Salah ad-Din's camp the morning after the battle. What I'm about

to tell you, I saw with my own eyes.

Salah ad-Din took Kingi prison and killed Renat de Châtillon with his own

hands.

Then he had all the Templars that were captured lined up before your Grand

Master, Gérard de Rydfort.

Is it not?

Then swords were given to the Sufis. The Sufis know nothing, Avoir.

That was the point.

They were to cut off the heads of the Hospitallers and the Templars.

But they did not know how to do it.

And it took a long time.

There is more.

Saladin did not kill Redford because he wanted ransom.

Saladin spared Redford because he wanted him to order the Templars guarding your

fortresses to give them up.

He promised if he did, he would spare his life.

No.

Grandmaster Redford would never do this.

Redford did all that was asked of him.

And now, Saladin...

as your fortresses.

It is all true.

I think there is little point in your going to Jerusalem.

And?

And is that what the Jews want?

To get the Christians out of Jerusalem?

Christians, Muslims, makes little difference to us.

One or the other of you will have it.

But why die for one?

Jesus Christ.

Have

I grown

horns in a tale?

Are you an assassin?

Hassan? The merchant has a loose tongue.

Must remember that if I see him again.

I had assumed you were lied to, Salah al-Din.

Assumptions are a dangerous thing.

So I will disabuse you of them.

I am the foster child of Shaykh Rashid al-Din.

Imam of Ismaili Shia of Syria.

The old man of the mountain.

Yes.

That is what the Christians call him.

But as an orphan found by him, he is my Imam.

Why are you here?

I must confess to you, as I owe you my life, I owe you my honesty.

Your kindness has healed my wounds.

My deceitfulness has torched my soul.

I am here to kill Salah ad-Din.

I have put you both in peril.

But I have no choice.

But there will be people looking for you.

Even here.

I am nearly mended.

I shall impose on you no further.

In a day or two I will leave.

Jerusalem.

Yes.

Jerusalem.

Grandmaster.

Take it.

I can't believe you did this to me.

I'm going to kill you.

I'll kill you.

Why would Solomon trouble you with such news?

Has it occurred to you that he does not like you?

I do not kill Jews, my friend.

That I leave up to you Christians.

Not everything is as it may seem.

You cannot save Jerusalem, Rene.

You'd be killed, most likely.

You'll become a martyr, like me.

And if not, what then?

You'll live out the rest of your life in some filthy barracks, eating bread and

water and wearing a hair shirt.

Or you could stay here.

And out there would be a difficulty.

This is not my life.

When the blind man gains his sight, does he put out his eyes again?

You could give up your Templar vows and still be a Christian, right?

Who knows?

You might end up a good Muslim.

I am leaving.

Rene?

You want him to stay, do you not?

I didn't say that.

But he would be useful.

It is the full moon.

Time of madness.

You have gathered your things together.

You're going.

And I don't even know who you are.

I wish you a safe journey.

I hope you arrive safe, home, Rene, or wherever you go.

I have been near the sea my entire life.

I used to spend so much time on the water that my father used to say that I

was part fish.

I was not so much like a fish.

And as I was sinking beneath the waves,

she came to me for the first

time.

The Blessed Mary, Mother of Jesus.

I could feel her breathing new life into me, strength.

Her love was lifting me.

And it was in that moment that I realized the

purpose of my existence, the path that my life was taking.

You could have become a priest.

And the Order was founded to attack the Pilgrims.

journey to Holy Land, to Jerusalem, not to make war.

But you do make war.

I serve my masters.

And I serve God.

It is not always clear why we fight.

But it is not my place to...

Question authority.

Or the will of God.

Then... perhaps...

it's time for you to change paths.

Giving my life to him.

I have sworn vows.

Vows of abnegation.

Obedience.

Service.

And of purity.

You have... Ever...

You're leaving.

I repaired this for you.

You can't go on an empty stomach.

Let me make you some.

Saint Paul tells us to live peaceably with all men.

To put wrath in its place.

He's written.

Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord.

Therefore, if thy enemy thirst, give him drink.

If he hunger, give him food.

And necromancy, no man, evil for evil,

saith the Lord.

O bread of peace, help me to know thy Father's will.

Close my heart of all evil and sinful desires.

Make it be my heart again, so that I may better serve thy Father.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I will listen to you.

Hassan.

Hassan. How do you know my name?

Only my imam knows.

Tell me.

Christian Davis paid your imam.

I am ready.

You are not going to Jerusalem?

No.

Not back to the old man either.

This land is not a paradise.

It is hell.

And I fear it always will be.

Praise upon Allah.

He has shown me a new path.

And he has shown you yours as well.

Jerusalem lies there.

Go with God.

He will take care of you.

Wait.

May God be with you both.

Father, forgive me for my sins.

For yourself cannot.

My shame drowns my soul.

Show me the path to you, my lord.

I give you my life, my love, and my soul.

This is not my life.

I am but a humble servant.

There is no peace here for me.

I have been impure, but your greatness, your

greatness has shined into my soul.

You saith, fiat lux, and your light shall forever remain my

beacon. Your glory illuminates my soul to be forever pure.

Thank you, almighty God.