Avignon

Avignon was a city in southern France where the priest's brother lived. The brother was known to be a catamite, a term implying he was kept in a dependent, often sexual, relationship with a wealthier or more powerful man.

Avignon was the city where the priest's brother lived as a catamite. By the time Thomas and his companions were traveling, the Pope had summoned knights there, and there was talk of organizing a new crusade to Jerusalem.

Avignon is the seat of the papal court, where His Holiness has summoned knights amid talk of a new crusade to Jerusalem. It is also the city where the priest's brother lives, and it appeared in Delphine's dream as a place filled with birds eating flies.

Avignon was the papal city where the priest's brother lived as a catamite. By the time the plague's grip had loosened, it was filled with military men summoned for talk of a new crusade, its rhythms altered and its marketplace often deserted.

Avignon was the seat of the papal palace, where Pope Clement held grand feasts and summoned knights for a new crusade. The city was ravaged by plague, its markets deserted and its routines broken, before the Rhône was diverted through it, crumbling its western walls and half the palace.