Chapter 13:
Flavio might not have known the old chapel in the glade, but two of his followers did. With some prodding and coin to stiffen their resolve, the two men agreed to lead the party into the dark woods.
They left the muddy road and followed an animal trail in single file. The pace slowed from a trot to a walk. Thad was certain he could have made better time alone and on foot than these men who now set the course. Weaving through the winter underbrush should have been much quicker, but the leaf litter covered most of the way. The men needed to stop too often for Thad and consult on the correct course.
Thaddeus assumed Diana knew these trails well if she hunted them as much as he imagined. Her help would have proved invaluable. If Thaddeus had acted on his suspicions at the first,
