INTERLUDE

"What shall we do with him?"

"If he awakes, and remembers everything, we are to send him back to Rome. But, the Cardinal Jinette informs me that there is a good likelihood that he will not remember anything, even his name."

"And should that be the case?"

"We are to give him a name, any name, and send him to the Archbishop in Ville-Quebec in Canada. They have need of a hunter of his caliber there. Many strange things haunt the wilds of America and Canada."

"It is strange, is it not? He heals so quickly. With this sort of robustness, why would Rome think his mind would be lost?"

"A blessing from God, apparently. In order to continue his work, he is prone to loosing all memory related to great traumas."

"He will not be able to grieve for his partner."

"I believe they were more than partners."

"That is even more regrettable."