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Quote #7
He sighed, and after a long moment, he said, "Rannulf told Hubert he has all the sense of a pig's farrow. Rannulf told him that you and the Saracen knight were well met, and that in every way you acted like a man-at-arms." (26.21)
Ah yes, the moment where Edmund really outshines Hubert, his flashy peer. Hubert thinks that being an adult involves killing infidels without discretion, but Edmund has way more sense. Rannulf commends him and says he acted like a true knight when he treated the Saracen soldier with dignity and respect.
Quote #8
"None of this—" Hubert began, and then fell silent.
I waited, feeling incapable of offering him consolation.
"Nothing is what I expected," said Hubert at last. (34.6-8)
Here's a big coming-of-age moment. Hubert admits that the Crusades are nothing like he expected—it's big moment for him to actually admit he's not dealing well with being in a war. This isn't a sign that he's immature or failing to grow up, but instead is a display of some self-awareness.
Quote #9
"I am so ignorant," I offered. So painfully unknowing, so forcibly chaste, I meant. So virginal, despite my longing.
"You are spared sorrow," said Rannulf. "The female soul is dwarfed and hideous, Edmund." (35.21-22)
Sweet, innocent Edmund. Here, Rannulf is giving him a lecture on how women aren't worth the fuss (well, he's actually saying they're evil, but that's a different story). Edmund doesn't have any personal experience to contradict Rannulf's claims, and accepts that he's still very young in the ways of the world.