The Mission
OCTOBER 1191 A.D.
Sir Robin wakes in pain, he finally gets out of bed. Sir Robin puts on his mail, it feels cold, hard, metallic, it digs into his flesh. Robin pulls on his black crusader tunic. The cross now seems red rather than green to Robin. The messenger of the king arrives.
“The Lion Heart will see you now,”
“Are you sure it's King Richard this time?” Sir Robin sneers.
“This time,”
“It had better be!”
Robin is brought before King Richard. Robin finds himself inside a room filled with many tapestries of lions and constellations. Abdallah al-Aladil is there. He wears a shiny golden turban, he has large puffy cheeks and looks rather well fed. Abdallah al-Aladil continues pleading his case, “It is a good deal, Richard. Give Joan to me as a wife so your voice will be
