*At the end of the King's speech, Raynaud finally finds the words, and rises.*

NO!!!

The uniqueness and holiness and all that a most noble Crusade represents must not be allowed to be sullied because of political machinations!

We do not need the Pope's blessing to continue our conflict with the English! We already have it! He excommunicated them!! We are free to do what we wish to them now! We may march upon their lands and blockade their ports and whatever else my lords so desire.

I ask you then: what is the difference between our current state and a Crusade against them?!

I'll tell you what. It is the dirtying of one of the most selfless and holy endeavors of our or anyone else's time. It is war, supposedly waged under the Cross, but every single one of us in this room know that it is mostly for a land grab and to exercise greater dominance over Western Europe.

Not while a threat that has been heretical for all time, and not just recently because of one man's decision, still lurks to the south. And now, we know even less about what lurks in Iberia because the land which I have labored over, overseen, and built watchtowers with my own bare hands to monitor their menace has fallen in the hands of those whom we now seek to destroy; the enemy of the hour!

The Moors still preach to their false prophet Mohammed. Tell me, Chevaliers, is this truly a lesser crime than political maneuvering that backfired?

Save the Crusade for when it matters! Leave political wars for what they are.