The king of Ashes
“He was one of the first to use ground lapis lazuli to create a true, vibrant blue, a color that was usually reserved only for the robes of the Madonna.”
Sofia’s eyes lit up with a genuine, intellectual interest. For a moment, the cold, calculating mask fell away, and I saw the real woman beneath: a passionate collector. We talked for ten minutes about art, and in those ten minutes, I felt a strange, almost imperceptible shift. She was no longer just a rival. She was a person.
As the lunch came to an end, Lorenzo Falcone played his final, most insulting card. He turned to me, his handsome face a mask of deep, sincere pity.
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