Chapter Fifty Six

Word reached Alcina that Giovanni had been tipped off, she had been expecting it and when she walked into the meeting room the other Dons looked up and stood. She signalled for them to be seated,

‘Ok, ecco cosa sappiamo e cosa faremo dopo’ [Okay here is what we know and what we will do next]’

She gave them all the details of the Mansion, where everyone inside was, the fortifications, number of men they would meet, no detail was left out, they were more than prepared,

‘Ci spostiamo a mezzanotte’ [We move at midnight]

She said simply and the Dons nodded and stood to leave,

‘SigNoae, che il tu Dio vada con te' [Gentleman, may your God go with you]

She raised her glass of whisky, she did not like the stuff but it was what most of them drank so she always forced herself to drink it with them. She poured them all a measure of the fine Scottish whisky her Father had drunk and they clinked their glasses,

‘Slainte’

They said together and downed the shot slamming their glasses on the table and