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- Ben Kane After the bloody trials of Alexandria Sir William Gold is readying for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to ease the burden on his soul He hopes too that the Holy City might allow his relationship with Emile cousin of the Green Count of Savoy to develop But the Roman Emperor of Constantinople has been taken hostage by an unknown enemy & the Green Count is vital to the rescue effort It is up to Sir William to secure his support but he soon finds that his past & his relationship with Emile might have repercussions he had not foreseen Suddenly thrust onto the stage of international politics Sir William finds himself tangled in a web of plots intrigue & murder He must hold true to his chivalric principles & to his knights if he is to save the Emperor & survive to tell the tale