Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14909251-20140726050227/@comment-68.41.54.220-20140810040814

See, my initial impression was that the third crusade had yet to happen. I figured "Saladin" would be the new leader of the White Fang who stepped up and implemented their violent policies. However, there is a big hole in this theory in that if Cinder and crew were the crusaders, which would be suggested by their knowledge of the yet-to-exist crusade, why would they be working with the White Fang, who would be their enemy? So, my biggest question is this: who are the crusaders? Is it the White Fang? Cinder's faction, which possibly has motives different from the White Fang's? Ironwood's army? Maybe even the Hunters and Huntresses? Arguments could be made for almost any of these groups being the crusaders.

There is always the possibility that the Third Crusade is completely irrelevant, but something about the way it was said and the reactions to it suggested that there was some sort of deeper meaning.