Chapter 85

           Youseektheorbthatoughtbeonhistomb.

           EachofthecarvedknightswithintheTempleChurchlayonhisbackwithhisheadrestingonarectangularstonepillow.Sophiefeltachill.Thepoem’sreferencetoan»orb»conjuredimagesofthenightinhergrandfather’sbasement.

           HierosGamos.Theorbs.

           Sophiewonderediftheritualhadbeenperformedinthisverysanctuary.Thecircularroomseemedcustom-builtforsuchapaganrite.Astonepewencircledabareexpanseoffloorinthemiddle.Atheaterintheround,asRoberthadcalledit.Sheimaginedthischamberatnight,filledwithmaskedpeople,chantingbytorchlight,allwitnessingsacredcommunion»inthecenteroftheroom.

           Forcingtheimagefromhermind,sheadvancedwithLangdonandTeabingtowardthefirstgroupofknights.DespiteTeabing’sinsistencethattheirinvestigationshouldbeconductedmeticulously,Sophiefelteagerandpushedaheadofthem,makingacursorywalk-throughofthefiveknightsontheleft.

           Scrutinizingthesefirsttombs,Sophienotedthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthem.Everyknightwasonhisback,butthreeoftheknightshadtheirlegsextendedstraightoutwhiletwohadtheirlegscrossed.Theoddityseemedtohavenorelevancetothemissingorb.Examiningtheirclothing,Sophienotedthattwooftheknightsworetunicsovertheirarmor,whiletheotherthreeworeankle-lengthrobes.Again,utterlyunhelpful.Sophieturnedherattentiontotheonlyotherobviousdifferencetheirhandpositions.Twoknightsclutchedswords,twoprayed,andonehadhisarmsathisside.

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