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Pub Date: 2003-10-07 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins Thomas of Hookton is a seasoned veteran of King Edwards army and a natural leader in what will be remembered as the Hundred Years War Accompanied by a small but able band of soldiers.. Thomas is sent to Gascony to capture the castle of Astarac But he has ulterior motives for accepting the charge: Gascony is the home of the black knight - Guy de Vexille - who brutally slaughtered his father It is also reputed to be the.. . place where the Grail was last seen While capturing Astarac. Thomas learns of a tragedy in the making: a beautiful young woman named Genevieve. innocent if not pious. is to be burned as a heretic Thomas prevents the corrupt local priest from carrying out. his God - given duty -.. a sacrilege that turns him into an outcast. even among his own men Eventually he and Genevieve have no choice but to...