Chapter 131

           

           CamerlegnoCarloVentrescastoodintheaisleoftheSistineChapel.Thecardinalswereallstandingnearthefrontofthechurch,turned,staringathim.RobertLangdonwasonthealtarbesideatelevisionthatwasonendlessloop,playingascenethecamerlegnorecognizedbutcouldnotimaginehowithadcometobe.VittoriaVetrastoodbesidehim,herfacedrawn.

           Thecamerlegnoclosedhiseyesforamoment,hopingthemorphinewasmakinghimhallucinateandthatwhenheopenedthemthescenemightbedifferent.Butitwasnot.

           Theyknew.

           Oddly,hefeltnofear.Showmetheway,Father.GivemethewordsthatIcanmakethemseeYourvision.

           Butthecamerlegnoheardnoreply.

           Father,Wehavecometoofartogethertofailnow.

           Silence.

           TheydonotunderstandwhatWehavedone.

           Thecamerlegnodidnotknowwhosevoiceheheardinhisownmind,butthemessagewasstark.

           Andthetruthshallsetyoufree…

           AndsoitwasthatCamerlegnoCarloVentrescaheldhisheadhighashewalkedtowardthefrontoftheSistineChapel.Ashemovedtowardthecardinals,noteventhediffusedlightofthecandlescouldsoftentheeyesboringintohim.Explainyourself,thefacessaid.Makesenseofthismadness.Tellusourfearsarewrong!

           Truth,thecamerlegnotoldhimself.Onlytruth.Thereweretoomanysecretsinthesewalls…onesodarkithaddrivenhimtomadness.Butfromthemadnesshadcomethelight.

           "Ifyoucouldgiveyourownsoultosavemillions,"thecamerlegnosaid,ashemoveddowntheaisle,"wouldyou?"

           Thefacesinthechapelsimplystared.Noonemoved.Noonespoke.

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