‘The man comes from Southwark. That’s all Tom knows.’ He turned to Sam. ‘Agreed. How can it not be suspicious that he’s gone?’
I looked at them standing side by side. Two beautiful men, although only one seemed to know it. ‘The hovel courts of Southwark and Bankside are good places to disappear. Searching for him there would be like hunting for an angel in a cesspit.’
Raphael raised his eyebrows with a slight smile, puzzled again by an English saying.
‘The gold coin not the celestial being.’
‘Ah, I see.’ His smile widened. ‘Tom has questioned everyone who worked in the kitchens with him, but no one seems to know much. He has a brother.’ He shrugged. ‘Of no relevance, I’m sure. So, we must discover how the sword was taken from your chamber. How it then found its way inside the palace pr
