Mardochée s'est jeté dans la foule, en envoyant plusieurs citoyens fuyant voler. La fille, tachée de sang et battue, semblait prête à l'envoyer sur une course plus longue.
L'hébreu a failli entrer en collision avec le chevalier et le dragon. Il n'a réussi à s'arrêter qu'à temps, presque surbalançant. Il s'est emparé de son bâton et s'est mis à siffler, et il s'est emparé d'une salutation précipitée. La fille était déjà partie.
Soudain, une voix épouvantable s'adressa à la foule: "Viens, viens. Dépêchez-vous, ne tardez pas. Allez, bougez vos pieds de plomb! N'abandonnez pas ce que vous portez. Dépêchez-vous, on sera tous morts! Comme dans une transe, il se tourna et suivit la voix, trop faible et fatigué pour résister. Il priait frénétiquement dans sa tête pour la force, mais il ne pouvait toujours pas empêcher son corps de bouger. "Peut-être que le Seigneur veut que je suive", a-t-il raisonné, et, comme il ne semblait pas y avoir d'alternative, il a cessé de combattre le pouvoir et l'a permis de le guider vers sa source.
Name: Mordecai of Galilee
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Race: Human, Galilean, Messianic Jew (a Jew converted to Christianity)
Personality: A wise, knowledgeable, almost Gandalf-like figure, Mordecai believes that all things are ordained by God, and therefore obtains a deep peace - what will be will be.
Appearance: 
Mordecai dresses in simple grey or brown robes, and carries an ornate oaken staff at all times. Not one to fuss over special, so-called religious garments, he knows that God does not judge people by their clothing, but by their actions and whether they accept Him. He sports a long, grey beard and hair. His body, once strong, is slowly declining as he ages.
Skills: He is skilled in basic 'magics' - as a descendant of an Early Church elder, he had retained the gifts of healing and small miracles (these were genuine gifts to Early Church members mentioned in the Bible). He is also proficient with a bow, and uses his staff as a club in close combat.
Equipment: Ornate Oaken staff, bow, a quiver full of arrows, assorted healing tinctures and remedies.
Background & History: Mordecai became a Messianic Jew at an early age, along with the rest of his family. He left his home in Galilee after repeated raids by Saracens, and headed for Jerusalem. There, he kept his religion hidden from the Muslim authorities, and met in secret with other Christians and Messianic Jews at night. He later married one of these, a kindly lady by the name of Naomi, and fathered four children. So far, the two eldest sons have been killed in the Crusades, forced to fight by the rulers of Jerusalem. His wife, daughter and youngest son are currently living in hiding with him, and hope to escape the city and join the Crusaders.
I hope I got the history stuff correct, but I know for a fact there were Christians and converted Jews living in hiding in Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades - albeit very few in number.