The Talisman: personaggi, cronologia e luoghi

A solitary Crusader fights a Saracen horseman, then makes peace and rides with him toward the palms.

Sir Kenneth and Sheerkohf encounter a violent hermit, whom Kenneth recognizes as Theodorick of Engaddi.

Kenneth enters a hidden chapel and recognizes Edith among a religious procession.

Richard lies feverish while a truce suspends fighting and divisions weaken the Crusaders.

Kenneth asks Thomas de Vaux to admit Saladin’s physician, but fear of poison blocks his request.

Richard learns of the Council’s peace proposal and drinks the physician’s medicine despite objections.

Conrade and the Grand Master discuss breaking up the Crusade, and Conrade chooses to provoke conflict over rank.

Richard destroys Austria’s standard during a dispute and appoints Kenneth to guard England’s banner.

A ring and message persuade Kenneth to leave his watch and enter the Queen’s pavilion.

Kenneth discovers Berengaria’s deception and returns to find the banner missing and Roswal gravely wounded.

Kenneth admits abandoning his watch, and Richard condemns him despite De Vaux’s intervention.

Berengaria and Edith plead unsuccessfully for Kenneth’s life, but the physician secures a delay.

Richard grants Kenneth to the physician but forbids the prisoner’s return.

Richard apologizes to his allies and persuades the divided Crusaders to renew their campaign.

The Nubian saves Richard from an assassin and offers to identify the banner thief.

Kenneth leaves camp with the physician, who helps him escape armed Templars during their desert journey.

The physician reveals himself as Ilderim of Kurdistan and offers Kenneth a way to restore his reputation.

Roswal attacks Conrade during the banner ceremony, and the council orders combat to settle Richard’s accusation.

Edith recognizes the disguised Kenneth, but his enforced silence and delivery of Saladin’s marriage proposal anger her.

Edith refuses marriage to Saladin, and Richard accepts her answer.

Richard travels to Saladin’s camp for the combat, and Saladin reveals himself as Richard’s physician.

Kenneth defeats Conrade and marries Edith after his royal identity emerges; Saladin executes the Grand Master for murdering Conrade.