The Alchemist's Pursuit
The Alchemist's Pursuit
“She wore another simple housemaid’s dress, which I gathered Milana had sewn for her overnight. It was plain, but few senators’ wives would boast of anything better made. I had come by the sea-level road because I was wearing my rapier; swords and acrobatics do not mix.
“Just what sort of expense is Nostradamus planning to spend my hundred ducats on?” my darling demanded.
“I have no idea,” I admitted. “But I expect he does.”
“I want him to catch the man who killed Lucia da Bergamo.”
“He can’t. N...o witnesses, no evidence—the strangler’s scot-free on that one. But obviously the same man killed all three victims. And obviously he may kill again.”
She nodded reluctantly, a tiny frown marring the perfection of her forehead. “You think I’m in danger?”
I brought out my tarot deck. “I can find out, if you wish.”
“Will it really tell?” Minerva’s big, luminous gray eyes studied me. “You believe in the cards that much?”
I nodded. “Tarot has limitations, but even the Maestro admits I am good with it.MoreLess
“Just what sort of expense is Nostradamus planning to spend my hundred ducats on?” my darling demanded.
“I have no idea,” I admitted. “But I expect he does.”
“I want him to catch the man who killed Lucia da Bergamo.”
“He can’t. N...o witnesses, no evidence—the strangler’s scot-free on that one. But obviously the same man killed all three victims. And obviously he may kill again.”
She nodded reluctantly, a tiny frown marring the perfection of her forehead. “You think I’m in danger?”
I brought out my tarot deck. “I can find out, if you wish.”
“Will it really tell?” Minerva’s big, luminous gray eyes studied me. “You believe in the cards that much?”
I nodded. “Tarot has limitations, but even the Maestro admits I am good with it.MoreLess
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