When there's nothing to hold onto,
hold onto your faith.
Margaret. My love.
You're here now.
Isabella.
My brother is not the only one with royal obligations.
Please have mercy on my son.
I had almost forgotten.
What?
How your eyes appear by candlelight.
Your Grace, I present Sir Gawain.
Give me all of it.
King Philip demands you vacate the Holy See,
but the means of your removal... Well, he left that up to me.
Yield.
Say it!
I yield!
Landry Du Lauzon,
you have passed the last initiate ritual.
It is my honor to welcome you back
into the Order of Solomon's Temple.
Well done, Brother.
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Fall in!
How long does the cripple require to ready my men?
To train an entire squadron against the Templars?
Weeks. But I assure you, my Lord,
you will not be disappointed.
See that I'm not.
Move, filth!
By my honor, I will shed your blood, cripple.
Who is he, father?
The key to my victory.
Alone, you will not stand a chance
against the Templars.
But together in the name of our King, we will destroy them!
Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that tonight,
my body may conceive a healthy baby in Your Holy image.
I've been waiting for you.
I was...
Praying for a child?
Perhaps we could pray together?
O Good St. Gerard,
beseech the Divine Author of Life
to bless me with offspring.
That I may raise up children to God in this life
who will be heirs to his Heavenly Kingdom in the next.
Amen.
No.
Not tonight.
Please, Louis, talk to me.
The time for war approaches, De Nogaret.
Tell Gawain he has one week.
I will, Your Majesty.
If I may, until the hour of attack arrives,
I recommend you advance your legal campaign
against the Templars by taking advantage
of the fiery rumor they are murdering infants.
And by doing so, turn all of France against them.
What makes you so certain it's rumor and not truth?
Did a Templar not murder my wife?
I shall hear their claims.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
An innocent child murdered.
What an unimaginable tragedy.
Yes.
And if I might further suggest,
I would open your audience not only to the affected,
but for all to hear.
The public deserves to know the truth
about their beloved Templars.
And a fire needs wind to spread.
Initiates, it's time.
Do you request the company of the house?
Do you promise to be obedient to the Master of the Temple?
To keep our traditions, to help conquer the Holy Land?
And to never allow a Christian to be deprived of his faith?
Yes, Sire, if it please God.
In the name of God and of Saint Mary and of our Lord,
St. Peter of Rome and our Father, Pope Boniface,
we welcome you to all the favors and sufferings
of our brotherhood.
Rise.
Rhone, the merciful.
You are now one of God's executioners.
May your mercy... be your swift sword.
I believe this is yours.
As well as this.
Welcome home.
Thank you, Initiate Master.
You're a Templar now
and have earned the right to call me Brother.
The Pope has been murdered.
What say the Heavens?
The Sun aligns with Mars and Pluto.
Why isn't the gimp training my men?
I dispatched Gawain and a few men
to watch the roads to Rome.
He caught renegades, my Lord.
Loyal followers of Pope Boniface
with intent to spread rumor against you.
Templars?
Leper Knights of St. Lazarus.
Traitors.
You dealt with them?
Yes, but one escaped wounded.
I have men watching the road.
He'll not make it to Rome alive.
How can you be sure, hmm?
An act by one is an act by all.
Go to their church and execute whoever's left.
I will not have false rumors spread to the steps of Rome.
Am I clear?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I would trust Gabriel with my life.
Tancrede and I fought alongside him in the Holy Land.
These are rumors!
The Leper Knights of St. Lazarus were told
that De Nogaret visited His Holiness before he died.
These are not rumors.
Pope Boniface was murdered by the King.
Why would the King's men attack the Knights of St. Lazarus
if not to silence them?
But Boniface was known to have many enemies.
Ulric, Philip has attacked holy warriors like us.
Are we just going to stand here
and keep on talking in circles?
As opposed to using this as a chance
to kill your dead lover's husband?
Yes, it's true,
Philip is my enemy, but he was also once my friend.
But, Brothers, we must pick up
where the Lazarus Knights left off.
We must deliver a message to Rome
that the Pope has been murdered.
You would have us summon an army
against the King over rumors?
I would before the King comes for us.
We must protect ourselves!
Grandmaster, you must see where this is headed.
Yes. Our downfall should we follow you.
This isn't about following me.
Brother Templars, our duty is to the Pope.
We shall wait until the election of a new one
and obey his instructions.
And in the meantime, we'll send word of the Pope's death
to the other Templars.
Leave me.
Gabriel.
It's good to see you again, old friend.
Much has changed in the five years
since our paths last crossed.
Even more in the 20 since we've known each other.
Have your brothers discussed my tidings?
We have.
Gabriel, we will not ride to Rome
or anywhere against the King.
Then I will alert the Curia myself.
20 years ago, the Templars were men of action.
Have you no sway as Master of the Paris Temple?
The Paris Temple has fallen to the King,
and I am...
I'm no longer master of any temple.
I sinned.
I serve Chartres now.
The King's men that attacked us...
one of them was a former Templar,
his leg fixed in a brace.
I believe he used to ride by your side.
Gawain.
How does a Holy Knight fall so far
as to kill his own brethren?
Rest tonight.
Tomorrow, Tancrede and I
will accompany you back to your house.
Enjoying my brother's company?
Margaret?
It's nothing.
Oh, come now, dear sister.
Look at you. You're suffering.
You needn't bear such turmoil alone.
Let me help.
I said the same thing to Louis last night.
After we tried,
he became distracted.
Oh.
Well, better that he try and fail
than care not to try at all.
If only it were that simple.
Until I produce an heir, I'm replaceable.
Trapped, like your bird.
Trapped?
Don't be mistaken, dear sister.
Romulus is far from trapped.
Watch.
You worry over your future,
but soon, you'll have many children.
Thank you, Gautier.
You can live out your days as a happy mother
while I, on the other hand,
will be shipped off to England,
where my maternal destiny
lies in the codpiece of a sodomite.
You exaggerate.
I do no such thing.
You will be Queen of France,
and I will be Isabella, Queen of the quagmires.
What are we going to do?
Whatever we must.
Hyah!
You know, lepers were anointed by God
to suffer in Christ's name.
That's why it hurts so much?
It's why we give them alms.
You're wrong.
Their curse is God's punishment
for poisoning wells and murdering children.
They bear the mark of Cain.
What are you so afraid of, Rhone?
You've been spouting your novena prayer every day
so you don't die an unnatural death.
Can't you just give them a big old kiss, see, like this?
It's nothing to jest about, Kelton.
My sister was killed by a leper...
when she was 5 years old.
My father sent her into the woods
to forage for berries.
That night, a leper returned her to our home,
carrying her in his arms.
Hours later, a fever took her, and she died.
Well, she died of fever, not leprosy.
Seems hard to blame the leper.
No, it doesn't.
It was the leper's fault. They're diseased.
He snatched her and made her sick,
and then when he was done with her,
he returned her to her family
so that we would have to watch her die.
That monster should have died for what he did to Lora.
They all should.
Well, I believe all men are equal before God.
Well, they are not men, Vasant.
They are monsters.
Who are soldiers of Christ
and must be regarded as such.
Come, you are Templars now,
and there's a task I would have your assistance with.
Make way. Move.
Tell them what you told me.
White cloaks, red crosses.
Templars.
They came to our home.
They killed my husband.
They took my baby from my arms, my son,
and they slit his throat!
Imagine the pain.
Your Majesty...
help me.
The Templars will pay for this.
On my honor, as your King,
they will suffer as you have suffered.
All those who have suffered at the hands of the Templars
will be compensated with coin and bread!
Thank you, My Lord!
God bless Our King!
God bless King Philip!
They must burn in Hell, and you alone are the one...
What?
It is you!
Prince! Prince Louis!
You're the one who...
Shh! Shh!
I know.
And I am my father's right hand.
And I promise you, the Templars will be dealt with accordingly.
This poor woman is hysterical due to unimaginable loss!
But I give you my word,
you will have the King's justice.
And then you shall have peace.
Shh, shh, shh.
I heard you were escorting
our Lazarus Brother home.
Thought we might aid in the endeavor.
Brothers Rhone, Kelton, Vasant to ensure your safe passage.
Brothers.
Thank you, Brother Talus.
Hurry up!
Bless you.
Poor souls.
Those affected come for our alms.
They stay because there's nowhere else to go.
Bless you, Templar.
I'm blessed to be part of the Brotherhood again.
Something that would never have come to light
without you, Brother. Glad to have you back.
But you never would have been a Templar again
if you'd have died fighting the Luciferians
as you'd intended.
Do not seek redemption and then throw it away
when it is within arm's reach, Brother.
I was lost, disconnected.
Your daughter would have been alone.
It was a mistake.
I'm guilty of many.
Well, you're not alone in that.
A woman from my past has come back into my life.
And with her, the feelings I once held.
We were to be married,
live out our days on a modest barley estate.
But God's led her to become a nun,
and in doing so, she showed me my own path
to a life dedicated to God.
In quiet moments, I often dream of a life with her,
the life we walked away from.
But what I seek is impossible.
It's an impossible dream.
I too share that feeling when I think about Eve.
You miss her?
With all my heart.
Well, I'm glad to have you back, Brother,
if only to share in my misery.
Thank you for accompanying me.
It is I who should be thanking you for your company.
And your ears.
And your warmth.
It's been a most welcome gift.
You prefer it
to being called a shrew on your wedding day?
You were very young.
I was very drunk.
You're very drunk now.
You're right to worry about the future.
France is not always kind to queens.
But my brother loves you,
and he doesn't love easily,
nor is it required in marriage.
Trust me.
If he didn't love you, I would know.
And I would tell you.
To sisters.
Do you see the leaves dancing in the breeze?
Brothers, welcome to the Church of St. Lazarus.
Thank you for this meal, Gabriel.
A generous meal indeed.
Thank you for escorting me here safely
so that I could enjoy it.
Brother Gabriel,
need you wear that mask in your own house?
Yes, for your sake.
That's gracious of you.
Please, this is your home.
Fish?
Thank you.
If she survived, so can we.
Welcome, Brother.
I didn't mean to startle you.
Theophile.
The hymns.
They sounded very good.
I'm surprised.
We praise God with clean hearts.
I suggest you learn to do the same.
What are you doing?
Filling our lamps with oil.
Believe it or not, we do need illumination.
How do you live amongst them
without catching their affliction?
Can't catch what I already have.
You're a...
Leper? Afraid so.
And you're a Templar.
You're not very brave for a Templar, are you?
We're sending another messenger to Rome.
Hopefully he can go unnoticed
as a simple leper beggar
and alert the Papal Authority.
Gabriel.
How fare your wife and son?
My wife and my elder son, Victor,
still live on my family lands.
Victor has grown strong, handsome,
and even taller than me now.
Impossible.
You have a family?
I acquired this wretched disease,
but rather than hide away and risk infecting them,
I joined the Order of St. Lazarus,
seeking a purpose.
They still visit?
It's the happiest day of my year.
But I can see my absence has taken its toll.
I am becoming a distant memory.
Just as my flesh is withering away,
so, too, is my son's memory of his father.
Is there no way you can be together?
That would require a miracle.
And until that happens...
my desires...
Are impossible.
God forgive me.
God forgive us all.
My father demands so many things from me.
Terrible things.
You couldn't imagine the pressure.
Like the... the weight of every stone in our kingdom
has been laid atop my chest.
The burden is... Is unrelenting.
I cannot move. I cannot breathe beneath it.
And if I cannot move, how... how can I serve him, hmm?
Or make him proud,
or give him the heir he so desperately desires?
And how would an heir ease his mind?
His... his hatred for my mother consumes him.
Every day I fail to become a father, I fail my own.
If I can't sire a child,
then we may as well all be burned alive.
I've tried everything.
I thought the blood would work, but it hasn't.
Nothing has.
What remains of your child.
There is no greater pain
than that of a child being separated from his mother.
I took him from you.
You are reunited.
I only wish I could be reunited with my mother, too.
You miss your child.
Yes.
I know that she's better off,
but being away from her...
It lays on your soul.
No child is better off without its father.
But I'm a Templar.
And yet you are a father, as well.
You cannot undo your past.
You can only learn from it.
I cannot associate with her for her sake.
And mine.
I will be banished again.
No. The man that was banished no longer exists.
Landry, you have been reborn.
You're her father.
You're all she has in this world.
Protect her.
Brother at the door!
- No! - Royal guards!
Aah!
Come on!
Shut the door!
Brace the doors!
What is it?
Gawain.
Alain, get rid of this door.
Right away, sir!
Bring in the ram!
Knights of Saint Lazarus!
For your attempt to raise arms against King Philip,
you are now declared enemies of France!
Along with everyone you harbor!
Including the Knights Templar!
Thank you for saving my life.
Did you think I wouldn't
because I'm an evil, heartless leper witch?
No, of course not.
I didn't think you would because I was an ass.
Are those all your weapons?
We're not accustomed to spilling blood
in a house of Christ.
Be grateful we have this many.
We should bring the fight to them.
Instead of waiting for the inevitable.
I count 20 men on this wall.
That's 50 total.
They'll slaughter us one by one
with archers trained on the door.
We'd be fools.
Unless they want us alive.
I'll give my life before I'll be taken prisoner.
Never again.
Gabriel.
I'm sorry, Landry, for all of this.
I never should have involved the Templars.
We've always fought side by side.
Tonight we'll die side by side.
It won't come to that.
You've seen how many men there are.
We've no way out.
God will provide us with a way.
He always does.
- Take cover! - Shields!
Shields!
Landry!
Put it out!
Sand, quickly!
Gabriel!
God has provided us with an answer!
Harder!
Move. Move.
Again!
Stop!
Swords!
Ugh!
Gawain!
Forgive me for how I reacted before.
Of course.
You know you can tell me anything.
I know, and I will.
From now on.
What's happened to you?
I'm no longer burdened by troubled thoughts.
You have a clean heart, Rhone.
Where will you go now?
To our Grandmaster in Boigny.
Thank you for standing with us.
We will always answer your call, Brother.
As we will answer yours.
Time to say goodbye.
I was saying goodbye.
Not to her, half-wit. To me.
Where are you going?
To alert the other temples.
We must prepare.
Last night was only the beginning.
A storm is gathering, and I plan to be ready before it breaks.
We are at war.
We must return to Chartres at once.
No. Vasant, Kelton, and Rhone will go.
You go see your daughter
before King Philip removes the chance from your hands.
I'll take you where you need to go, Brother.
Farewell, my Brothers. You're Templars now.
I expect you to act with swift justice and kill the same.
Something wrong, my dear?
Absolutely nothing.
What is the meaning of this?
What's happened?
Landry.
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