The Prophecy Of Death: (Knights Templar 25) - Plot & Excerpts
The bodies were viewed, stripped naked before the jury, and then rolled over and over to show all the injuries sustained. Witnesses were called to describe the events of the previous day, first Cook, then other guards from the gate, then the two bishop’s men who had struck the three down, and lastly others who had seen the blows. There was little real evidence of intentional murder, Baldwin felt, once the fact of men hurling ordure at the two was noted. It was plain enough that the three had been angry to see foreigners ignoring the queue at the gate and showed their displeasure by flinging muck. The jury accepted that the men had felt threatened, and in justice to them, it was agreed that their swords had been bloodied because they had feared that they might be in danger of their lives. Simon was not watching the matter as closely as Baldwin. Simon’s attention was fixed on the coroner himself. The coroner was observing the two accused keenly, Simon noticed, and he was surprised enough to nudge Baldwin and point.
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