Chapter Ninety Five

Alcina slept for the rest of the flight barely stirring when he scooped her up after they landed back in Sicily and he handed her over to his medical staff. When the Consultant returned to him a few hours later he was upbeat,

‘Ha lividi molto gravi sui polsi e i muscoli delle spalle saranno rigidi per alcuni giorni, le mie infermiere li massaggieranno ogni due ore nei prossimi due giorni fino a quando la rigidità non si attenuerà. Sarà un po' doloroso per lei, ma assolutamente necessario per fermare i crampi muscolari e causarle più dolore.’ [She has very severe bruising on her wrists and the muscles in her shoulders will be stiff for a few days, my Nurses will massage them every two hours over the next couple of days until the stiffness eases. It will be a little painful for her but totally necessary to stop the muscles cramping and causing her more pain.]

Ricci nodded but the Consultant hesitated before adding,

‘Ha vissuto un'esperienza molto straziante, Don Ricardo, e questo si agg