The Talisman: resumo de Chapter 6

O que acontece

1. Discord, desertion, disease, and Saladin’s raids weaken the Crusaders, while Richard’s illness removes their most energetic leader.
2. A thirty-day truce begins, but Richard resents the army’s defensive preparations and lack of ambition.
3. Thomas de Multon nurses Richard and explains that royal women visit Engaddi under Saladin’s protection.
4. De Vaux proposes possible commanders, and Richard attacks each candidate’s character or ability.
5. Richard admits that ambition makes him resent anyone who might capture Jerusalem without him.
6. Unfamiliar trumpets and cries alarm Richard, who struggles against his attendants before sending De Vaux to investigate.

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O que observar

Richard recognizes the personal jealousy behind his attacks on rival commanders. His admission exposes the conflict between the expedition’s success and his own fame.

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