The young Viscount Beziers, Raymond Roger, is faced with a decision. Join the Crusaders alongside his uncle, the Count of Toulouse, or remain to protect his people who would be victims of the Crusade. Serve God and protect the innocent, or sell out his soul in service to the Legate. What will this cost him? What will be of his honour? What choice will mark his life and destiny?

Author

Deborah Alcock (1835-1913) was a prolific Victorian author of historical fiction on religious themes. She was born in Ireland, where her father, the Venerable John Alcock, became Archdeacon of Waterford. She also wrote The Czar (1882), Under the Southern Cross: Tales of the New World (1900), and Under Calvin’s Spell (1902).