Blog 30

That's really not a benchmark, but I'm making it one! Because after all, what significance does any number have that we don't give it?

I promised before that I was going to use this space to give ideas for possible stories, so it's about time I did that. And the idea is this:

The story is set during the Crusades, and it has three main characters. They are two knights and the Muslim woman they are escorting back to the Holy Land. One of the knights is a veteran who has returned from the Crusades with the ransom for her, as she's the daughter of a Muslim lord, and she was taken captive during a previous campaign. The other knight is the son of the lord who took her captive and is holding her for ransom. Aftre the ransom is paid, the two knights, for varying reasons, agree to go with her to ensure her safety, since a single Muslim woman traveling alone would be in big trouble through medieval Europe.

The story begins with how they leave the castle, as neither knight is initially willing to do it. The first is a callous and war-weary young man, a crude man-at-arms knighted on the battlefield, and the second is the chivalrous, idealistic son of a rich lord who doesn't think the safety of a Saracen is worth the life of a Christian knight. One is swarthy, dangerous, and rough, while the other is fair, brave, but untested.

And there would have to be all kinds of stories, from corrupt lords to traveling gypsies to witches to tournaments and jousts. And maybe a story or three borrowed from The Canterbury Tales!

I'm also thinking that the young lady herself will have, in her time of captivity, trained herself in the ways of cunning, stealth, and swordplay, so she'll have her own tricks up her sleeves! That is, if she wears sleeves. I'd really have to research medieval fashion. Because a hot medieval assassin woman is just about perfection.

And of course I'd have to call the series Knight Champloo. What do you think?