Priest and Aggie stood in rapt attention at the assistant curator’s retelling of the history of the collection of art that they knew of as the Paletti Notebook. They had access to some of Fra Nizza’s journal, possibly more than she had, but the extent of her knowledge of the legend and its possible whereabouts was impressive.
“That’s where the popes and the Vatican come back into play,” she said.
“May I ask, what is your name, signorina?” Priest inquired.
“I am Benedetta Incisa. I am a direct descendant of Lucretia Borgia.”
Priest quickly summed up the lineage and replied, “So, that makes you a direct descendant of Pope Alexander VI.”
“Yes, that is correct,” she replied with a knowing smile.
“Now I know why you are so connected to papal history!” said Aggie, although he immediately r
