The determined woman beside him with her hand on his arm didn’t hurt, either. She had the same look on her face that he’d felt on his own when closing in on a discovery, and he thrilled at the thought they were so alike in yet another way. “Are you ready?” she asked. They stood by the front door of the hotel and watched the chaos outside. There was a square beyond the street, and in the middle, a large stone structure with two arches. “So explain to me how you know we’re close to something?” She gave him a wistful glance. “The hotel was built during the same time period the Pythagoreans were active here, although secretly, in the first century AD. There are symbols and characteristics that have not been obfuscated by time and renovation, indicating that there is something important close by.” Marie looked at Iris sideways. “You’re sure?” she asked. Iris grinned at Marie.
