“Collisions occur but are not always the end” “Collisions occur but are not always the end”Viviana stepped to the table and rolled the parchment out. As the fellowship crowded around her—gathered in the studio with the first bloom of the next day’s dawn—they saw a list writ upon the paper with a neat and tidy hand. “It occurred to me yesterday that there are so many convents in this city it could take us days—” “Weeks,” Fiammetta sniffed. “—to search them all. But I know Lapaccia well. Though she has spent much time at many an abbey, there would be a reason she would choose one in particular in which to hide. So, with Leonardo’s help, I acquired a list of all the convents within the city walls.” “And how many are there?” Mattea asked. Viviana"s features crinkled into an unbecoming ex

