1346–c. 1406)“Come with me, ladies!” the king yelled to Geneviève, Arabelle, and Jecelyn as t hey crouched behind the hitc hing posts.The bright fruit careened across the courtyard, whistling by as the men and ladies of the court hurled them at one another, splat-ting with juicy collisions and a ...
Alfredo nudged his friend in the shoulder as he brushed past him, heading for the opened, double-door exit of the Grand Council Chamber.Teodoro neither turned in his direction nor gave any answer.“Teo?” Alfredo tossed back his head, flicking a wave of fair hair out of his eyes, his green-eyed gaz...
Just beyond the gate, just past the dirt-stained brick face of the Aurelian Wall constructed more than a century and a half ago, the hard-packed, well-traveled road split into two. Battista led his small group to the left and onto the Via Cassia, the major thoroughfare leading all the way to Flor...