‘We see our task as building churches to the glory of our God, but we cannot do that with you against our enterprise.’
‘I must think on this,’ Leo said.
‘It is yours to take or deny.’
Suddenly, Leo raised his hand and gave a papal blessing to the still-kneeling Norman army, muttering in Latin the words that went with that, which had the men, once they had crossed themselves, rising to their feet to cheer.
Robert whispered to his brothers and Richard, ‘Try kicking us out of Italy now!’
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