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This time, the Brothers kept Rodin waiting outside the gate for a full twenty minutes. He stood in the hazy morning sun—a few clouds building to the south, probably rain later—and faced the metal bars, all the time conscious of his surroundings, ready for an attack.
The two guards who finally opened the gate—they appeared from the right of the building again—stood aside, and the taller one waved his g*n to the main door. By the time Rodin reached the top of the old stone steps the door was open, and he entered. A couple of guards waited inside, and after having him remove his weapons and jacket one of them pointed up the stairs. As he climbed, another couple appeared, and they escorted him to the same office as before. They took positions inside the room, either side o
