A Canon's Tale

It was a time of faith. Men believed. To the chosen few, the Christian God spoke directly and laid out His wishes and orders.

But He sometimes changed His mind.

Or perhaps His messages were not understood.

The year is 1135 in the town of Arles in what will much later become southern France. Looming territorial wars between powerful families threaten to breach town walls. False prophets travel from town to town preaching their heresies to eager crowds. Calls for a Second Crusade to secure the H...