The Milanese are such wonderful characters. A bit of Venetian scheming from the East, mixed in with some Florentine extravagance from the South, and a dash of Germanic phlegm from beyond the Alps to the North...what a city! This Duomo they've erected...more like a palace than a church! The smell of the gutters...more like a grave than a street!
The local petty politicians seem unduly interested in my writings. They have been asking me if I have developed any new inventions for them, to help them in their mercenary battles. I wonder where this sudden interest comes from? True, I have invented siege engines and fortifications of some merit, but I have been working lately on flying machines, (/charge?) systems, chemicals...areas where I have gleaned insight from my shadowy companion, who still, indeed, follows me.
The Milanese are such wonderful characters. A bit of Venetian scheming from the East, mixed in with some Florentine extravagance from the South, and a dash of Germanic phlegm from beyond the Alps to the North...what a city! This Duomo they've erected...more like a palace than a church! The smell of the gutters...more like a grave than a street!
The local petty politicians seem unduly interested in my writings. They have been asking me if I have developed any new inventions for them, to help them in their mercenary battles. I wonder where this sudden interest comes from? True, I have invented siege engines and fortifications of some merit, but I have been working lately on flying machines, (/charge?) systems, chemicals...areas where I have gleaned insight from my shadowy companion, who still, indeed, follows me.
This way is known to few, for it is dangerous, and leads to the dens of strange and savage demons. May your journey take you into the mouth of the wolf.
