aventano's

Updated: January 11, 2026

With a wondering glance at the courtier's white, twitching face, the unfortunate young man went down on all fours to do his bidding. After all poor fellow! he was hardly intelligent as Fortemani opined. "There is nothing, Excellency," he said. "The plaster is cracked. But Ah!" In a panic of haste Gonzaga had whipped the dagger from its sheath and sunk it into the middle of Aventano's broad back.

Rafael Sabatini - Love-at-Arms