I am sorry that you have to see it this way. And that building next to it is the hall. At the end is the small chapel where the soldiers can lighten the burden in their souls. Today has been a training day and the training yard was as active as an ants nest. Tomorrow at dawn I will show you the spires and tell you their story. I know that it doesn't do it justice because, with the light from the torches, you can only just make out the dimensions of the church and its cupula and you can't see their real splendour. Now that the Nones are over, let's go into the Royal Chapel, the church of our king. And then, silently and with sideways glances, they look at it with jealousy in their eyes. His grandfather, Sancho Garcés, the third of that name and king of Pamplona ordered it to be built.ĭon't pull that face when faced by the main stairway, many merchants and nobles are open-mouthed in astonishment and are speechless when they see it. He built this monastery surrounding the primitive fortress that sits on the top of this rock. Its just two years since he died by the walls of Wasqa. It was built by the father of our king, Sancho Ramírez, but I expect you remember that. But to reach our destination, we have to go around the monastic precinct which surrounds us. My lodgings are there, in that tower, the tallest one which overtops the rest. Lift your eyes and see how it sits on top of the rock that has given it dominion over the lands. How long has it been? Two years already? I know you are tired but, before supper, let me show you the most unique fortress in the kingdom.
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