The Shroud of Turin (The Reluctant Hero Series Book 1) by Summer Lee

Author:Summer Lee [Lee, Summer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

Daniel and Magena were introduced to Cardinal Cino, who was more than happy to hide the new friends of Cardinal DiStazzi. He was pleased that they were going to assist the church in retrieving the original shroud. Daniel, Magena, and Cardinal DiStazzi followed Cardinal Cino down into the basement of the monastery that housed fellow cardinals.

Cino was a quiet man of 71 years. Although retired due to health reasons, he spent much time in prayer. He wanted to help find the shroud. He said that he had seen Andellini on television, and knew that he almost revealed that the shroud was missing.

Cardinal DiStazzi explained everything to the elder cardinal, while Daniel and Magena moved their bags down to the basement.

Cino introduced them to Sister Adina, who prepared the meals for the cardinals. She was all smiles as she welcomed the visitors. She, like Cardinal Cino, spoke broken English, but they understood more than they let on. Magena recognized Sister Adina as the nun that talked to her at the police station. The sister put her finger to her lips to show Magena not to mention it.

Once they were all seated in the dining area, Magena turned to Cardinal Cino, who was sitting on her right. “I have some requests for the finance committee of the Catholic Church that I’d like you to present.”

He nodded in agreement. “That will be fine.”

Daniel sat to her left. While keeping his voice low so no one but Magena would hear him, he said, “Listen, Mags.”

She ignored him.

“Hey! Did you hear me?” He spoke a little louder, so that she could definitely hear him.

Without turning to look at him, she responded, “Until you call me by my proper name, I choose not to respond to you.”

Daniel rolled his eyes, but knew that he had to comply if he wanted answers. “Fine. Magena. There! How do you know that the shroud they stole was a fake? I’ve been dying to ask you since the Jet Hotel.”

She placed her hand on the back of his chair and looked him in the eye. “We’ll talk after dinner.”

The meal was simple, as one would expect a monk to eat. They had beans and rice. No meat.

After they ate, the two returned to the basement, where they had separate sleeping quarters. Walking down the stairs, Daniel saw that he finally had a moment alone with Magena. He looked around and then said, “Tell me how you knew the one we saw was fake.”

“The casing was perfect. The shroud was almost as perfect with only one major flaw. The original Shroud of Turin was in a fire in the sixteenth century. The original has a double series of dark spots caused by burns it suffered in the fire. There are also visible, broad, symmetrical rings from the water used to extinguish the fire. Neither of these markings were on the shroud we saw get stolen. The stolen one is a fake.”

Daniel sported a huge grin and spoke with enthusiasm. “That’s great!” He leaped.

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