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All Things Are Lights
by Robert J. Shea
"How much jousting have you done?"
"A little," replied the young troubadour.
"A little!" the Templar said ironically. "In tournaments all over Europe, Count Amalric has bested hundreds of knights. Many times he has killed men. Of course, it is against the rules. But he is a master at making it look like an accident." He looked at Roland with an almost fatherly kindness. "Indeed, Messire, the best advice I could give you would be not to enter the tournament at all."
Roland laughed. "Such cautious advice from a Templar?"
"We fight for God, Messire. Have you as great a motive?"
"Yes, I do," said Roland, seeing Nicolette's eyes shining in the darkness before him. "I fight for love."
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Folio V from Illuminated Manuscript of King Rene's "LeCueur d'A-mour Esptis" with permission from the National Library, Vienna, Austria.
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