Blocked into a hostile city with no chance of retreat or rescue, the Templars were massacred. None was taken for ransom—not even their master. This was unusual for such high-value prisoners. It spoke to the fearsome reputation the Templars held among their enemies and the pent-up fear and desperation of citizens who had been pinned down under enemy assault for half the year. No amount of wealth or booty was worth the lives of forty of the ablest Christian soldiers in the region, who had presented themselves unsupported for the taking.
