KNIGHT-RISE 1.
The king of Spain : King Philip had just died. I killed him. He had conducted a lot of unspeakable atrocities, He deserved to die. Killing him was the only way for peace and Godliness to return to the Land of Spain. I am Landry, the master of the Madrid temple.
We are called the Templars : the Holy army of the holy God with the purpose of securing pilgrims traveling through different countries. We were an army of celibate Men keeping the sacred laws of Moses and fully establishing the grace and mercy the son of God brought to the earth thousands of years ago.
We were formerly in the holy land of Jerusalem before the holy land was forcefully taken by the powerful and ruthless king of England.
I and King Philip grew up together , we were friends and brothers alike. We were very intimate brothers. I used to help him sharpen his swords skills and fighting tactics. The King was not so skillful with swords, he believed strongly in brain-leadership. His Queen was betrothed to him when she was just 3yrs old . She was not in love with him. She said she was too young and she was left with no right to decide for herself.
Queen Joan fell in love with me -her husband’s best friend since She had always seen me around her husband growing up. I loved her too so dearly , loved her for her royal bravery, her intense eyes for excellent leadership. I was not allowed to be with any woman as a templar but Joan was an exceptional lady of great values. I was celibate and it was an abomination to have such a ill attraction towards the queen.
Romance treason was an offense King Philip would see to brutally fix especially from his dear friend -Me.
I and Joan nursed our feelings silently for many decades. She had given the king four heirs and got tired of sleeping at the King chamber . For many nights , night grew into months and months into years. We secretly met at a small hut we created. The hut had a secret tunnel that linked to the palace . So she could leave the palace unnoticed.
For about two years she never slept at the king’s chambers. Our affair intensified during these times. I got tired of this sinful unheard ways and wanted to repent; This same season, King Philip confided in me of how he would love to amend his relationship with his queen, even asked that I speak with her.
Unknowingly to me, the same night I was asked by the King to speak well of him to his wife, the queen also had some interesting news for me. I did as the king requested , told her of how we had no future together and how our atrocities should stop.
The news she had for me was that she was pregnant of my child. My own news for her devastated her excitement of her own news, she decided to abort the child before returning to the king’s chambers. The medicine she used was swapped by her maid servant not to harm the baby , and the unborn child survived the abortion attempt.
As soon as I learnt she carried my child, I wanted the child with all my being , being the only part of me I could hold on to. I have been an orphan all my life.
The queen returned to the king’s chambers and planned to make the child the king’s. Seemed as the only wise way out.
The thought of someone else claiming my child and nursing as his, haunted me so badly and I wanted my child by every possible means . Without loosing either of the two royal relationships.
Shortly, I was sent by the grand master to battle at a nearby country , when I heard that the King had heard of the affair between I and the queen, I did not care to loose my life so far the mother of my child and my unborn child was safe.
Story Continues in KNIGHT-RISE 2)
(Kemi Babalola’s interpretation and addition to Movie KNIGHTFALL)
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