They walked in silence for a few moments and then Lucrezia said, "This man that Cesare has asked me to meet, do you know him?"

It was rare that Cesare made such requests of her, to involve her in intrigue no matter how small, but she relished them, truth be told. This time it seemed quite simple. Cesare wanted to begin to ingratiate this man towards their family, in hopes that he would be a supporter of their father in upcoming elections. And he had apparently made an offhand remark to Cesare about having seen her photo in a magazine. Cesare thought that arranging a meeting would be innocent enough, since Lucrezia was married.