“Do we have our financial sources on our side?”
“Yes, we do. The Bank of Spanocchi, which deals with Your Excellency’s money, is ready for the transactions.”
“When the time comes for the soul of Pope Innocent VIII to return to our Father, we have to be in a good position. We have to find supporters based on the procedure of simony.”
At the end of the corridor stood the huge doors of the reception room behind which many of Rodrigo’s sponsors and supporters waited. He simply needed to step into his new career, into the world of ecclesiastical and political power.
Vrangol, the demon of authority, gasped from his place behind Rodrigo Borgia’s shoulder. They had come to the end of the third voting day of the Papal Election, and Vrangol had to realize that he was not alone. Among those who w
