Damascus Square was abuzz with voices.
Many citizens of Damascus and notable figures were required to attend this ceremony—yes, it was not an execution, but the coronation of His Majesty Losa as King of Damascus, with the execution being just a trivial segment.
These natives of Damascus, still in shock, watched the Crusader Princes and Knights, who were so distinct from them, with pale faces.
As a prisoner with a sack over his head was pushed to the execution platform in the center of the square, the atmosphere immediately grew much heavier.
Some Damascus residents, unaware of the inside story, even thought Losa had captured Saladin to execute him in front of them, showing worried and sorrowful expressions.
But soon, a herald announced the identity of the prisoner to them—Reynard of Châtillon, a butcher stained with the blood of many, having attacked the Saracen border villages multiple times.
