Chapter 20:
Inexperienced with alcohol should be no reason to let a single drink affect a man, let alone a member of the court. Thaddeus wished he could blame the giddy feeling that crept into his soul on the lack of sleep and a wonderful meal. He had been led to believe that drinking hard liquor on a full stomach was less likely to have an effect on an individual. They lied, or there was something more powerful in the liquid than he expected. He shunned wine and liquor for a reason: he detested the feeling of losing control of his actions.
His vision wavered in the candlelight. Geovanni’s face became distorted. Thaddeus had a hard time focusing on his features, but it looked like the scribe was just as confused as he was. It became difficult to comprehend things taking place around him.
