...after a Few Words..‪.‬

A sly, science-fictional retelling of the Third Crusade turns history into a field of imagination, where wit and military drama collide. Sir Robert de Bouain rides with Richard the Lionheart's army on the march toward Jerusalem, trading sharp words with the Gascon knight Sir Gaeton as he defends Richard's fury at Philip of France and the Duke of Burgundy and reveals the tensions dividing the crusaders. Amid the heat, pride, and looming Saracen threat, the column's uneasy advance is shattered by a sudden rear attack from Saladin's Egyptian troops. As Richard orders the knights to hold, Sir Robert and Sir Gaeton judge the rear guard cannot endure without bold action. They charge to break the enemy line, transforming the battle into a test of courage, loyalty, and battlefield instinct beneath the banner of St. George and England. Blending satire, speculative invention, and crusading adventure, the story reimagines a famous campaign with energy and irony. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.