Rodrigo ran down the city streets with a small group of soldiers with the goal of finding and opening another one of the city gates. A steady flow of Crusaders was now pouring into the city from the south, and groups of marauding soldiers began stalking the city streets, causing fear and panic among the residents, who were awakening from their slumber into a living nightmare.
A woman’s scream of terror behind him brought Rodrigo to a sudden halt as the rest of the group continued without him. The scream sent a chill down Rodrigo’s back as he spun around to see where it had come from. Behind him, he could see some of the city’s inhabitants—a man, a woman, and a young boy—being dragged into the street by some Crusaders who had entered a building. The young woman was screaming and kicking as
