Chapter 5 – Part 1

Oct 26, 2006 | Books - The Novel

Outside Verona On a borrowed – stolen! – horse, Pietro tried to keep up with Mariotto and Antony as they tore after the Capitano. Already he was out of sight. Blessedly they’d taken the time to saddle their horses, something Cangrande hadn’t bothered with. It was not...

Chapter 4 – Part 2

Aug 29, 2006 | The Novel

“This happened this morning?” The Capitano’s eyes scanned the few written lines again and again, ripping every ounce of meaning from them. “Just – before dawn,” gasped the rider. “Ant– Ant–” The Scaliger looked up. “When you can! Don’t waste my time!” The youth...

Chapter 4 – Part 1

Aug 27, 2006 | Shakespeare - The Novel

The good humor on the loggia gave way to hunger as the smells drifting from the dining-hall – wine, spiced meat, melting cheese, warm bread and olive-oil – started men salivating. Pietro was singing a ribald chorus with the groom’s friends, hoping his father wasn’t...

Chapter 3 – The Prince’s Near Allies pt. 3

Aug 12, 2006 | Shakespeare - The Novel

The Abbot of San Zeno was about to continue the argument, but the Capitano had evidently heard enough. Canting his head to one side, he addressed his fool. “This talk of poetry has put me in the mind to hear some. Come, rascal, entertain us briefly before we dine.”...

Chapter 3 – The Prince’s Near Allies pt. 2

Aug 5, 2006 | The Novel

Sunlight spilled in through billowing curtains to frame the lord of Verona and his honored guests in the arched loggia. The open side of the long covered balcony faced east, providing a magnificent view of the Adige River. It was not, however, the view one first...

Chapter 3 – The Prince’s Near Allies pt. 1

Jul 31, 2006 | The Novel

The Benedictine bells were just finishing the call to Prime when two panting teens raced up the inner stairs of the great Scaliger palace in Verona. Attaining the top, they skidded to a halt at a demure distance from the open double doors. Listening, they heard...