In core, we learned about how the affects of Black Death affected Europe. Black Death was a plague that spread all around Europe and killed millions of people. Black Death started when some rats came to Europe and had fleas that were infected with the bubonic plague. Many people died of this disease. People who wanted to leave spread the plague even farther.

I belong to a noble family. Life is good because my family is rich. When I was doing some work, my uncle walks in the door. He tells me that the pope has called him to go to the Crusades and become a Crusader. My uncle says that he is very ill and that he will not be able to go. He tells me that I have to go join the Crusades. It will be a long a dangerous journey. I think about it for a moment.

If I join, then my uncle will rest and get better, but I could die in war. I decide to join because it will be good for my uncle to rest up and get better. I go to the church to meet with the pope. I tell the pope that my uncle is very ill and that he can't join the Crusades and that I will take his place. The pope allows me to join. I am thrilled and he says that I will leave tomorrow morning. I go and get my armor that has a cross on it to represent Jesus. I then go home to do some last minute things with my uncle.

I wake up next morning and know that I will have to leave. I say goodbye to my uncle and tell him get better. He gives me a sword that was suppose to be his, but gave it to me. Then I go to the church that has all the Crusaders there. The pope gives a speech about how we are representing God and Jesus.

My name is Sir Estebus and I am the son of the king in France. I am thirteen years old and my life is great. One day my father said he wanted to be allies with a very power noble. They would become allies if I married one of three children in the noble's family. My dad encouraged me to marry one of them because he said it could help him a lot. Then he said if I didn't get married, he would shame me for life.

I just didn't know how to respond and it was so sudden too. I thought about it for a moment and looked at the bright side of it. I could have kids, have my own house and live my life with my family. There was also the fact that it could be trouble. I decided that I would get married to one of the children because it could really help my father and the noble. If I said no, then my father would be very mad at me and could punish me. So then I picked one of the children and became married. Now my father is and ally with the noble who would help so much in ruling the kingdom.

I am so lonely right now. After learning my real name was Crispin, Father Quinnel was murdered. I suspect that it was John Aycliffe or the steward. Right now I am all alone in the woods. I then spot something in the distance. I walk faster to get a closer look. I see a man hanging on the gallows. There is a note on him, but I can't read so I move on. Then I see an old abandon church. I run to see what is inside.

Once I get inside the church, I look around to see what is going on. I hear some drums beating and I don't know what is going on. Then I see a man playing the drums. He then immediately gets his knife out. I tell him that I am just a boy. He then eases of. Then he starts yelling at me for doing this. He tells me why I am here. I tell him that I was running away for my life because they accused me of stealing. Then he asks me for my name and I tell him my name was Crispin.

He starts to laugh and tells me to tell him my other name. I tell him that is my name.