Patricus stalked off in a fit of pique. Understandable. But Armande was happy. So maybe kidnapping wasn't the only route. It was catching someone off balance. He squirreled it away.
His eyes lingered over the corpse. That was one way to do it. A smile touched his lips. One way. The man would go to his apartments. Likely burn the blood soaked garments. It was natural. Such irony. Spiritual men lived in the physical realm. So sure of how the universe worked, they never consider alternatives.
He, a man of flesh, lived in the here and now. The world was not what he wished. What he needed. It was what it was. Irony was that it was the flesh that show the spirit what was true.
He called aides in to clean the mess. The Atharim responsible would face him soon enough. Their work was sloppy and careless. Armande had put much work into his choice of Pope. Patricus' death was not something he wanted. Justice scheduled, he relaxed.
He would wait. Phillip would contact him. A man did not see the world was bigger than he knew and not want to know more.
His eyes lingered over the corpse. That was one way to do it. A smile touched his lips. One way. The man would go to his apartments. Likely burn the blood soaked garments. It was natural. Such irony. Spiritual men lived in the physical realm. So sure of how the universe worked, they never consider alternatives.
He, a man of flesh, lived in the here and now. The world was not what he wished. What he needed. It was what it was. Irony was that it was the flesh that show the spirit what was true.
He called aides in to clean the mess. The Atharim responsible would face him soon enough. Their work was sloppy and careless. Armande had put much work into his choice of Pope. Patricus' death was not something he wanted. Justice scheduled, he relaxed.
He would wait. Phillip would contact him. A man did not see the world was bigger than he knew and not want to know more.