'If they're the first in line, the Turks will fall on them immediately.'Urdemalas pulled a face.'That's why they call themselves Knights and take their vows, and when they die, they go to Heaven. Things are less cut and dried for the rest of us, so we must tread carefully.''That's what it says in the Gospels, sir,' Quemado said. 'I once saw a Flemish painting of hell, very life-like it was, too, and I swear on the King of Spades that I, for one, am in no hurry to weigh anchor.'This was the usual banter, thought Alatriste, what was expected of them. Everything was happening according to the rules, including that light, nonchalant air, even at the mouth of Hell itself. Any fears you had, you kept to yourself. Eight centuries of war against the Moors and one hundred and fifty years of making the rest of the world tremble had refined both language and manners: a Spanish soldier, like it or not, could not allow himself to be killed just anyhow, but in accordance with the expectations of both enemies and friends.
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