Forgot About the Murderers

Oh, I forgot to mention the two murderers Vinny meets on his journey to Aragon.  They are called Mr Luc and Mr Rangel.  Here is a short excerpt from that encounter:

“Got ya, Mr Rangel.  Now, my boy, speak up, ‘cos we are murderers.”

“Shut up, Mr Luc, please.  Don’t say we are murderers.  Not murderers.  Not murderers as such,

 young man.  Just a little homicide.  That’s all.  Just a little.  Homicide.  From time to time.  Not…

 regular.”

“Homicide?”  I say, stepping under Zel’s head to the horse’s left flank, where I’ve tied my

 scabbard to the saddle.  The threat is clear enough.  “Yeh, I’ve heard about homicide.  Not very

 nice, is it?  Not very friendly.”

“Ah, but we,” explains Rangel, covering Luc’s face with his massive hand and pushing him to the

 ground, “we have the homicide pardon, you see.  From King James himself.  We have the

 parchment.  Show the young man the parchment, Luc.  The Pope has said prayers for our

 murdering ways.  So that we might join the crusade against the Muslim Moors.  And the King has

 pardoned us, as we have the leftovers of murdering skills.  From a previous life, you understand.

 Such that are required for the crusading manner of employment.  Show the young man the

 parchment that was passed from the King’s blessed hand to our very own.  The piece of 

 delightful parchment that says what has gone on – in the murkiness of our past – in a murdering

 sort of way – is now all forgiven – with the King’s very hand – signed at the bottom – in proper

 writing.”