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Blackfriars. Oxford, England. 11.45am
“That was the first time I saw the figure of the pale horse, the stylized head that Thanatos now uses as its symbol. I didn’t see it again until the attack by the team before Pentecost.”
Ben pointed at the wall where the graffiti of the braying horse had been spray-painted during the assault only a few weeks ago. “It was left on my wall and that’s when I knew I would have to tell you the truth about that time.”
“Did you ever get to speak to Arkady about the tablet?”
“No,” replied Ben. “The next day he left with Marietti and everything wound up soon after.”
“So what happened to Arkady later?” Morgan asked.
“He was one of those on the 1979 trip to recover the Nazi treasures supposedly hidden in Antarctica. Marietti led that expedition and soon
