The Apprentice's Masterpiece (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
Thousands of tents of all colors; horses decked out in crimson and gold. Stealth, it is clear, is not this camp’s game.A carpet of tulips would draw less notice. Banners flap in the wind.Soldiers from all ends of Europe polish their armor with spit as they sing. One of the tents is as large as the ships plying the harbor at our backs.Its flag tells the tale:it houses the King. There are bakers and blacksmiths and artists with easels, drawing the scene.No one wants to miss out.Malaga and then, at long last, the capital city, Granada itself.The finishing strokes of a great masterpiece.The title?The Holy Reconquest of Spain. Large groups of traders sit cooling their heels.If the wall should come down, the plunder will start. Men playing cards. Men having jousts. A few women too, lending themselves for a price. The priests— of course, there are many of these—dog their steps. “Men, don’t succumb to the devil!” they warn.“Beware! Repent!
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