Oh! I pray with all my soul I pray, that it was no lying spirit who brought you that dream, my uncle, though how I shall bring peace, who hitherto have brought nothing except war and bloodshed, I know not.

Now go, my cousins but, if you will, leave me Masouda, who has no other friends.

Go, and take my love and blessing with you, ay, and the blessing of Jesu and His saints which shall protect you in the hour of battle, and bring us together again." So spoke Rosamund and threw her veil before her face that she might hide her tears.
Then Godwin and Wulf stepped to where she stood by the throne of Saladin, bent the knee before her, and, taking her hand, kissed it in farewell, nor did the Sultan say them nay.

But when she was gone and the brethren were gone, he turned to the emir Hassan and to the great imaum who had sat silent all this while, and said: "Now tell me, you who are old and wise, which of those men does the lady love?
Speak, Hassan, you who know her well." But Hassan shook his head.

"One or the other.