"Give me a break, old man. If we were here to rob you, you wouldn't have time to be chattering away at us. The Normans are all about efficiency."
Belem, tired of Old Haike's incessant chatter, caught the staff the old man threw and tossed it even farther in the other direction, ensuring he wouldn't be able to reach it for a while.
"We have answered the call of the Emperor of Constantinople, representing the Western Church to extend a helping hand to our brethren in the East. For this, we have each taken up the Cross in the name of Christ, that His love and righteousness may once again descend upon the East—this land where Christ and the holy Apostles first walked."
Eric led Priest John before the crowd.
