Chapter 92

           

           Threeballotings.NoPope.

           InsidetheSistineChapel,CardinalMortatihadbegunprayingforamiracle.Sendusthecandidates!Thedelayhadgonelongenough.Asinglemissingcandidate,Mortaticouldunderstand.Butallfour?Itleftnooptions.Undertheseconditions,achievingatwo-thirdsmajoritywouldtakeanactofGodHimself.

           Whentheboltsontheouterdoorbegantogrindopen,MortatiandtheentireCollegeofCardinalswheeledinunisontowardtheentrance.Mortatiknewthisunsealingcouldmeanonlyonething.Bylaw,thechapeldoorcouldonlybeunsealedfortworeasons—toremovetheveryill,ortoadmitlatecardinals.

           Thepreferitiarecoming!

           Mortati’sheartsoared.Conclavehadbeensaved.

           Butwhenthedooropened,thegaspthatechoedthroughthechapelwasnotoneofjoy.Mortatistaredinincredulousshockasthemanwalkedin.ForthefirsttimeinVaticanhistory,acamerlegnohadjustcrossedthesacredthresholdofconclaveaftersealingthedoors.

           Whatishethinking!

           Thecamerlegnostrodetothealtarandturnedtoaddressthethunderstruckaudience."Signori,"hesaid,"IhavewaitedaslongasIcan.Thereissomethingyouhavearighttoknow."

           

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