Post by ST Alex on Sept 5, 2010 23:03:31 GMT -8
A man in white robes trimmed in gold filigree, slides a bag of coin across the table to another man with his face covered by a burnoose…
“Confirm it.”
“It is confirmed. One Gianna Visconti has returned to Venice.”
“What proof have you?”
“I heard her sing.”
The white-robed man nods and gestures for the other to take the money.
“Go on. Why is she here?”
“Rumor has it she’s here on orders of the Empress.”
“Try not to take me for a fool. To do what, exactly?”
“She hasn’t said as yet. All we know is the Empress has a strong hatred for Ghibellines.”
“Confirm it.”
“It is confirmed. One Gianna Visconti has returned to Venice.”
“What proof have you?”
“I heard her sing.”
The white-robed man nods and gestures for the other to take the money.
“Go on. Why is she here?”
“Rumor has it she’s here on orders of the Empress.”
“Try not to take me for a fool. To do what, exactly?”
“She hasn’t said as yet. All we know is the Empress has a strong hatred for Ghibellines.”