My Beloved by Karen Ranney

Author:Karen Ranney [Ranney, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Historical
ISBN: 9780380805907
Google: A4jxN15-nWAC
Amazon: 0380805901
Barnesnoble: 0380805901
Goodreads: 687753
Publisher: Avon
Published: 1999-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 24

Courcy, France

The Order was considered one of equality. However, there were limits to how equal a man might be. A strange idea to have in the midst of so many holy brothers,. Gregory thought.

The sergeants sat at one table, the squires at another, and the knights still another. A brother who had left the Commandary at night was being forced to eat off the floor in punishment. There were rules for every behavior, and a penalty for each offense.

The dinner meal, served at midday, was adequately attended. The food was plentiful, and included meat unlike the diets found in other monastic orders. The Templars had strict rules against fasting. Warriors did not fight well if they were made ill by austerity.

When he'd first taken the oath of a Templar, he'd been surprised to learn that there were relatively few knights in the Order. The majority of the warrior-monks were sergeants, but a great many brothers served in an ancillary capacity to support those who took up arms.

Dinner was normally eaten in silence, while writings of the Church were read. On this occasion, however, Gregory was determined to speak. He would accept his punishment, but the information he possessed was too important to hold for another two hours.

He waited until the Marshal was seated opposite him, and served by a brother. He drank deeply of the ale and set his tankard down. He nodded only once, and the Marshal lifted one silvered eyebrow.

"He is on the move."

A smile only accentuated the amiable expression on Phillipe's face. But he did not break the dinner silence.

"My sources tell me Sebastian is heading south."

A rise of one eyebrow signaled a question. Gregory answered it with a smile.

"Toward France. It is my guess that he means to travel to Montvichet."

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