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If he was faking the marker, then his decoy would be walking on back to the Notarial Hall like it should.

Seniora Fiammetta, please, put your trust in the Notarial Hall's executors.

I'm not saying I don't trust him. I work here too.

Call it clearing him of suspicion.

Hm...

Oh? We've lost his signal. You only just now remembered, Ezell? Still so young...

But if it was off to begin with, I wouldn't have defended him. Fine luck, you little brat...

I don't know what your plans are... but it's his deed, his to bear.

Getting some education from you can't do him bad, Seniora Fiammetta.

Ah. Welcome back, Federico.

Thank you.

Real frantic day in Stevonus today... wouldn't you say?

Was there a complication with the body?

I guess the whole show breezed right by you... The body's fine, the Ecclesia Requietum has it now.

Oh.

Don't you wanna ask what 'show?'

What 'show.'

Never mind. Forget I said anything.

But now that Feoria lady's dead, your trail's run dry, hasn't it?

There are other options.

Like what?

Richele Colombo, I require that you access Feoria La Porta's travel logs.

I'm never gonna get used to the way you speak.

I can give them a lookup, but I just want you to know, I'm not writing your report.

I will submit an application and report in accordance with followup investigation procedure.

Sure, okay.

Let's see...

Hm?

Hmmm?

Did you find something?

That's a curiosity. Come look at this.

How long do you plan on following me?

Drop the act. I've had more and more eyes on me since the moment I stepped out of the Hall.

You people should learn how to spy a little more subtly.

What can you do? They're not from service backgrounds, and they haven't been trained for long. They're doing great for where they're at.

Done pretending, Patia?

As long as you don't get in my way, I don't intend on bothering you.

Look, we have our past. Let me give you a word of advice.

No matter who you've seen, who's directing you, what you plan to do—it's still not too late to pull back.

Who's directing me?

And who's directing you, Fiammetta?

Don't make an enemy of the Lateran Curia, Patia.

And if I said my goal was to be an enemy of the Lateran Curia?

...I can still act as though I never heard that.

You're the same as before, aren't you?

You'll protect anything and everything... just for a tiny bit of friendship.

Shame I'm not who I used to be.

You can act like you didn't hear. But I can't act like I didn't say it.