Chapter 26 Chapter Twenty-Four

Silas looked up at the Obelisk of Saint-Sulpice, estimating the height of the great marble face.His muscles tensed with excitement.He looked around the church again to make sure there was no one around.Then he knelt before the pedestal of the stele.Of course, this is not out of respect, just out of practical necessity. The keystone is hidden under the rose line. At the base of the Obelisk of Saint-Sulpice. All the members of the Priory say so. Silas was on his knees, groping with his hands on the stone floor.He found no cracks or marks on any of the tiles that suggested it could be moved, so he began tapping his knuckles on the ground.He tapped each of the floor tiles near the obelisk along the copper wire, and finally found a floor tile that echoed differently.

The floor tiles are empty! Silas laughed. It seemed that the people he had killed were telling the truth. He stood up and searched the temple for something he could use to pry the tiles open. Sister Sandrine crouched on the choir platform high above Silas and held her breath.Her worst fears finally happened.The identity of this visitor does not match his appearance.The mysterious Opus Dei monks had other plans. For a secret purpose. You are not the only one with secrets, she thought. Sister Sandrine is not only the caretaker of this church, but also a guard.Tonight, the old Priory mechanism is at work again.The arrival of strangers at the base of the obelisk was a signal from the faithful.

It was a silent cry of pain.