Chapter 19
Duchy of Aragoni
Dani
I SPENT MY DAYS alternating between the occasional visitor and a state of boredom, the boredom increasing with each passing day. Thursday evening brought a change in the pattern. Shortly after dinner, Marco arrived with a couple of surprises.
“Signora Contessa and Father Rinaldo,” I said, “this is a pleasant surprise. What brings the two of you to Aragoni?”
“We came to see you,” she said. “Is that not reason enough?”
“Surprise, surprise,” Marco said.
“Wow, two surprises in one week.”
“Two surprises? What was the other one?” he said.
“The Duke and Duchess of Aragoni were here Tuesday afternoon shortly after I was moved to this room.”
“You failed to mention that to me,” he said, “but good for them. And for your information, I had nothing to do with
