“Let's go!”, he said abruptly after a long silence. He grabbed his walking staff and stepped off for town. Sebastian managed to stay right at his side as they half walked and half ran. As they reached the road to town, the entourage of critters stopped, preferring the cover of the wood.
Francis and Sebastian, walked boldly into the square and confronted the Captain directly, simply, with no rancor. “If Jesus is Lord of all and His Kingdom is not OF this world, then why in the name of God do we raise an army to go against 'People of the Book'? They serve the same God as we.”
The Captain was taken completely off guard by the boldness of Sebastian and Francis. His mind was reeling; words were scattered in suddenly scarce. Finally, he managed to squeak out, “I serve Mother Church.”
Francis' response is a classic Christian apology. We quote a part here:
(to be continued)
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