- The sound of the battle is deafening. Edmund and Hubert watch the fighting, amazed as the battle wears on. Crusaders climb up the ladders to the wall, but soldiers at the top stab them off, one by one; even though they're toward the back, the two squires are flecked with blood.
- In the background, Nigel and Rannulf look at the fighting with disdain.
- Three days later, everyone is laying low in tents to avoid the heat—it's too hot for battle.
- Rannulf and Nigel discuss the hardships of war as Hubert and Edmund listen, their minds hazy with bad wine. In the distance, they can hear the intermittent screaming of women and wounded men.