After all the ordeals I had gone through in recent days, I was left with some discomfort due to the prophecy about the thousand needles in my body, which made life a little more difficult than before. Well, on that morning of July 24th, I thought I could do nothing but sleep.
"Father Antonio, are you awake?" a voice called out.
"Yes, Gabriel. Do you need something from me today?"
"I would like your company because tomorrow, Marcus and I, along with the others, will be leaving for our country since everything has ended well."
"Hm, do you have something in mind?"
After taking a bath and dressing in my clerical clothes, I left with Gabriel and Marcus for a place they had chosen and were eager to see before leaving. They had heard various rumors about relics and other things. The Basilica was Santa Maria Nuova, which was under the care of... Wait...
"Gabriel, do you really want to go there? If you do, I could ask Benjamin to go with you... I—"
