asked the Maestro. “I don’t know,” said the Council Head. “We can no longer be sure about half of the inner sanctum. It could be any one of the ten members. I did not get the impression I was being followed, and my tracks were erased very quickly.” “I did not see that you were followed. There is after all another bridge and another pavilion,” said the Guardian of the Pavilion. “We must reinforce Maria’s protection.” “No,” said the Maestro. “Her powers must grow, and Clara must consolidate their bond.” “We have no idea what we are doing,” said the Council Head. “And yet we are transforming our daughters into soldiers.” “To say the very least,” said Petrus. “You don’t leave them any time to play with dolls and you don’t help them very much either.” “You wrote the poem just after Teresa’s death,”
