The knights were once again plunged into anxious unrest. Although everyone followed the Western Catholic faith rather than the Eastern Orthodox, they nevertheless belonged to the same religion. Rashly raising the slaughterous blade against fellow believers was surely to descend into Hell for judgement.
The authorization document from Pope Innocent slightly alleviated the knights' doubts, but it was still insufficient for them to make up their minds.
A few hours later, the Frank Knights on the deck had clearly split into two distinct factions.
One faction had had enough of the days spent drifting and tossing on the sea; they were determined to follow the Marquis and the Governor to Constantinople, to first settle the debt owed to the Venetians, and then use this as a base to cut a path eastward until Jerusalem was reclaimed.
