Chapter 15-resumé af The Talisman

Hvad sker der?

1. Richard celebrates his recovery without his usual guards, while nobles maintain discipline and El Hakim continues his medical rounds.
2. At sunrise, Sir Kenneth reports the banner’s loss, and Sir Henry Neville confirms blood and a broken spear at the site.
3. Richard threatens Kenneth with his axe, but De Vaux intervenes, and Kenneth admits that only his hound defended the banner.
4. Kenneth warns of a scheme to marry Lady Edith to Saladin, provoking Richard’s anger rather than gratitude.
5. The Queen’s arrival interrupts the confrontation, and Richard orders Kenneth imprisoned and promptly executed with his knightly honors intact.
6. De Vaux offers sympathy and asks for an explanation, but Kenneth accepts his sentence and refuses to confide in him.

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Kenneth accepts punishment for his failure without pleading for life. His resolve contrasts with Richard’s fury and deepens De Vaux’s sympathy.

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