Chapter 15

           Itwastime.

           SilasfeltstrongashesteppedfromtheblackAudi,thenighttimebreezerustlinghisloose-fittingrobe.Thewindsofchangeareintheair.Heknewthetaskbeforehimwouldrequiremorefinessethanforce,andhelefthishandguninthecar.Thethirteen-roundHecklerKochUSP40hadbeenprovidedbytheTeacher.

           AweaponofdeathhasnoplaceinahouseofGod.

           Theplazabeforethegreatchurchwasdesertedatthishour,theonlyvisiblesoulsonthefarsideofPlaceSaint-Sulpiceacoupleofteenagehookersshowingtheirwarestothelatenighttouristtraffic.TheirnubilebodiessentafamiliarlongingtoSilas’sloins.Histhighflexedinstinctively,causingthebarbedcilicebelttocutpainfullyintohisflesh.

           Thelustevaporatedinstantly.Fortenyearsnow,Silashadfaithfullydeniedhimselfallsexualindulgence,evenself-administered.ItwasTheWay.HeknewhehadsacrificedmuchtofollowOpusDei,buthehadreceivedmuchmoreinreturn.Avowofcelibacyandtherelinquishmentofallpersonalassetshardlyseemedasacrifice.Consideringthepovertyfromwhichhehadcomeandthesexualhorrorshehadenduredinprison,celibacywasawelcomechange.

           Now,havingreturnedtoFranceforthefirsttimesincebeingarrestedandshippedtoprisoninAndorra,Silascouldfeelhishomelandtestinghim,draggingviolentmemoriesfromhisredeemedsoul.Youhavebeenreborn,heremindedhimself.HisservicetoGodtodayhadrequiredthesinofmurder,anditwasasacrificeSilasknewhewouldhavetoholdsilentlyinhisheartforalleternity

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