Chapter 5 Summary

Amadeo and Master arrive at a palazzo where seven men are partying and feasting inside. When Master sits, the hood of his cloak falls down and Amadeo notes that he looks like Christ at the Last Supper. Narius inserts himself into their conversation about a great Turk who conquered the city of Constantinople and the atrocities that were left behind. The two men get in a bit of a scuffle with one throwing his wine in the others face. One of the men comments on Amadeo and how he is the model for the David statue. One of the men who is dancing takes off all his rings and throws them at Amadeo's feet, asking him to smile down on him sweetly.

The banker says that he knows Marius is a sorcerer because his whore, Bianca Solderini told him. As they continue to...