Richard he can discover who stole the flag. At a procession of the Christian armies and their leaders, Sir Kenneth's dog attacks the Marquis Conrade, recognizing the Marquis as the man who injured him. The Marquis betrays his guilt by exclaiming, "I never touched the banner" and challenges the King to a duel. Since the King is not allowed to participate in a duel, he chooses Sir Kenneth as his champion. While preparing for the duel, the King discovers that his court physician was really Saladin in disguise. It is also revealed that Saladin was the Emir whom Sir Kenneth met on the road. Sir Kenneth wins the duel and it is then revealed that rather than being a lowly knight, he is actually the Earl of Huntingdon and Prince Royal of Scotland. Now that his higher rank is acknowledged, he becomes eligible to marry Lady Edith. King Richard acknowledges the futility of continuing the Crusade, given the lack of support from the other Christian armies, and the superiority of Saladin's forces, and so the Crusade is abandoned. Characters Principal characters in bold Sir Kenneth, afterwards the Earl of Huntingdon The Sultan Saladin, alias Sheerkohf or Ilderim (an Emir) and Adonbec el Hakim (a physician) Theodoric of Engaddi, a hermit Richard I, King of England Lady Edith Plantagenet, his kinswoman Blondel, his minstrel Queen Berengaria, his wife Lady Calista of Montgaillard, her attendant (of Montfaucon in some editions) Necbatanus and Guenevra, her dwarves Sir Thomas de Vaux of Gisland The Archbishop of Tyre Giles Amaury, Grand Master of the Templars Conrade, Marquis of Monserrat Leopold, Archduke of Austria Philip II, King of France Earl Wallenrode, a Hungarian warrior A marabout or dervise Chapter summary Volume Three (of Tales of the Crusaders) Ch.1: Kenneth and an Emir [Sheerkohf or Ilderim, Saladin incognito] clash by the Dead Sea and agree a personal truce. Ch. 2: Kenneth and Sheerkohf are contrasted as they arrive at the oasis known as the Diamond of the Desert. They express their differing cultural views of women. Ch. 3: As they continue to debate, Sheerkohf tells of his descent from the immortal Genii. They encounter the hermit Engaddi and are afforded shelter for the night in his cell. Ch. 4: Entering a richly decorated chapel, Kenneth receives the clandestine acknowledgment of one of the choristers, his lady love Edith. Ch. 5: After the service two dwarves, Nectanabus and