Ariosto
“At the end of it he, tottered to his feet and came across his council chamber, his expression anguished. “We must leave. That’s the only thing to be done. How else will we be safe? We must leave quickly.”
“Leave?” Lodovico burst out, horrified at what he heard. “It is precisely now that we must stand and fight! How can you think of leaving when we would be abandoning these noble Cérocchi to ruin and destruction?” He went on his knee to the leader of la Signoria. “You are a man of honor, Podestà... Benci. You are revered for your wisdom. How, then, can you think of leaving the Cérocchi, even for a moment?”
“But Anatrecacciatore,” Andrea protested. “You’ve told me what the runner from the Pau Attan said before he died. Ten of their villages have been decimated and their capital city is under siege—if it hasn’t fallen already,” he added darkly. “For the love of the Virgin, get off your knee, Ariosto.”
Lodovico rose gracefully. “I must make you understand, Podestà,”MoreLess
“Leave?” Lodovico burst out, horrified at what he heard. “It is precisely now that we must stand and fight! How can you think of leaving when we would be abandoning these noble Cérocchi to ruin and destruction?” He went on his knee to the leader of la Signoria. “You are a man of honor, Podestà... Benci. You are revered for your wisdom. How, then, can you think of leaving the Cérocchi, even for a moment?”
“But Anatrecacciatore,” Andrea protested. “You’ve told me what the runner from the Pau Attan said before he died. Ten of their villages have been decimated and their capital city is under siege—if it hasn’t fallen already,” he added darkly. “For the love of the Virgin, get off your knee, Ariosto.”
Lodovico rose gracefully. “I must make you understand, Podestà,”MoreLess
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