An event in which we generally have no control whatsoever suddenly becomes susceptible to the most exacting manipulation. But before I became too absorbed in the details of the affair, there were practical matters to be considered, chief among them the disposal of the body. I proposed that Luigi serve as executor of my estate and in such capacity arrange for my internment within his family crypt. From Guillaume, I requested that he stand as witness to my wishes and give his support to Luigi in all proceedings. From Sofia, I needed the means to exit this world. “Absolutely not,” she said. “The risk is too great. You are mad to even consider such a thing. Do you truly have no notion of what—” “I will do it without you if I must.” For a moment, I thought she would storm from the room. Only with the most visible effort did she regain control of herself. Even then her hands gripped the arms of her chair as she stared at me across the table. “If Morozzi really has come to Rome to kill Borgia,”
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