The Drug of Hope
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The Knights Templar inner circle met with Grand Master De Molay to discuss the purpose and way forward for the Templars in
The grand master, De Molay, was a tall man and fat from lack of activity with a balding pate, long white hair, and a long, flowing white beard, and he spoke solemnly to his inner circle of Templars. These consisted of four men, the captain of the Knights Templar fleet, Guy Du Busson; the keeper of the Holy Grail, Charles De Chevalier; his deputy, François de Marriott; and the grand master himself, Jacques de Molay.
“Our time is at an end, gentlemen. The pope and the king of
“The pope will never come against us. We have the heir to Jesus and the Holy Grail in our keeping, not to mention numerous documents to prove the true path of Jesus and his disciples,” said François.
“The pope is weak, and Louis does not care about religious revelations. He will suppress all rumors with death through the Inquisition,” said Charles.
“Would he destroy the girl and the Holy Grail?” asked Guy, shocked at the thought.
“He plans to destroy everything, including every Templar in the world,” said the grand master.
“But why?” asked François.
“For our wealth and influence,” said the grand master. “Louis is short of money, we no longer serve a purpose for the French, and therefore the king wants our gold and our destruction.”
“But what is our crime?” asked Charles.
“Blasphemy,” said the grand master. “We deny Jesus was the Son of God. They will say we spit on the cross. It does not matter because under torture, somebody will confess to anything. Then all our estates and money will be seized, and our followers killed or imprisoned.”
“How do you know this?” asked Guy. “And when is it planned?”
“They plan to strike on Friday the thirteenth of June, and every known Templar and every follower and employee will be seized, including the fleet. All documents will be burnt, and the girl killed and the Holy Grail destroyed,” said the grand master.
“And the source?” asked Guy.
“That is better kept a secret,” said the grand master.
“We must protect the girl and the Holy Grail and should flee
“We cannot avoid our destruction. That is obvious, and fleeing will only delay the inevitable,” said the grand master, “but we can protect the girl and save the Holy Grail.”
“How?” asked Guy.
“You three are unknown to anybody outside these walls,” said the grand master. “Take our most precious documents, take the girl and the Holy Grail, and use the fleet to take them to a safe haven.”
“But where is a safe haven?” asked Charles.
“That is for you to decide, but go quickly tonight and flee straight away,” said the grand master.
“And you, old friend?” asked François. “What is to become of you?”
“Sadly, I am to be tortured and killed,” said the grand master.
“Why not flee?” said Guy.
“If I flee and our followers are made aware of the situation, then you will have little chance of a safe haven. If Louis thinks he has captured the girl, destroyed the documents, and captured the Holy Grail, he will be satisfied he has destroyed the Knights Templar,” said the grand master.
“But how will that be achieved?” asked Guy.
“That you need not know. Your task is to make safe our key possessions and protect the destiny of the line of Jesus.”
“We cannot protect anything without money. Money is power,” said François.
“Leave all visible wealth but take all our hidden gold and jewels and devise a plan to continue our objectives. But you must hurry; the fleet must disappear before the thirteenth of June,” said the grand master.
“We will barely make it to our fleet in time,” said Guy.
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A soldier rescued Francois’ mother along her way to a hospital in the winter of 1947, the coldest winter in two hundred years. When her child was born, she named him Napoleon at the soldiers request.
When Francois was eleven, his father left for
At sixteen, Francois left school to become an articled accountant, but he soon became bored and joined the army at the age of seventeen. Nicknamed Jonah, he became the leader of a group of four friends called The TerribleTwins, and they enjoyed several adventures together until he left the army when he was twenty-one.
With his name abbreviated to Frank Jones, he spent two years in retail management with H. Samuel. He left the retail trade and became an industrial engineer working at Cheshire Council and then the City of
Frank’s early work in office automation led to minor celebrity, and he became a lecturer and writer on the development of technology in business, coauthoring two books and several articles. From 1979 onward, Frank built and managed a series of small software companies that traded all over the world.
He has been married three times and has six children. He now lives and works in