Epigraph
“‘ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM PAPA?’”
“A MOMENT LATER THE TRAVELER WAS LYING THERE ALONE.”
“ALL TURNED AND LOOKED AT HIM IN WONDER.”
“‘DO YOU INTEND TO PUNISH YOUR FATHER’S ASSASSINS?’”
“MARCOS WAS ESSENTIALLY A MAN OF HIS WORD.”
“THE DOOR WAS OPENED BY A STOUT MONK.”
“‘HE IS NOT KILLED,’ SAID MARCOS, BREATHLESSLY.”