Chapter 9
Duchy of Aragoni
Marco
THE APPOINTED FRIDAY arrived, and we headed for the train station early that morning. In the car were Father, Angelina, the twins, and myself—Dani had elected finally to stay home with our boys, all three of whom were still wearing casts, and Stefano was driving, so we could talk freely. In the car, I said, “Here’s the plan—Valerius and Serafina will stay in near constant contact, especially while we’re in the tunnel.”
“Why?” Angelina said.
“In the interest of science, and for that matter, the family,” I said. “I want them to both make notes as to whether keeping in contact becomes more difficult while we’re in the tunnel. Once we reach Italy, they can maintain less frequent contact, if they wish.”
“The science part makes sense,” she said, “but I don’
