Reyno's soul had already left his body.
His Armor and Sword were removed and preserved. They were a family legacy. If this holy war ended in victory and if anyone from this company survived, they would eventually return to Normandy, where another young man of Reyno's bloodline would one day don them and continue the pursuit of glory.
The first time this suit of Chain Armor saved him from an enemy's fatal blow, he would remember the glory of his family, including that of Reyno himself, and yearn to write his own story.
The Knights piled firewood around the body. A Knight who knew Reyno well was in charge of lighting the pyre. As the Torch was about to fall, the flames spread rapidly, consuming the clothes and then the body. The Sword Belt, made from Saracen hair, flared with sparks and was burned to ashes in an instant.
