The monastery had chosen
centuries ago
to stand upon the rock.
The Knight knew
how strategic this position was.
The monks and nuns felt
that they lived closer to heaven.
The effect of the rock
resembled that of the shield
that’s why the knight
had no need of an armour.
He chose another rock
in order to examine
the positions of the shadows.
He was upon all the rocks
situated around
the monastery.
He ought to cross
their lines
in order to reach the monastery.
There was merely one way
and he had already passed
through there
in the past.
But he did not know
if the mechanism
was activable…