"Some mighty lord's."
"The Duke of Beneventum?"
"One greater yet."
"King Berengar?"
"One adored by him as his liege."
"Ha! I guess it now! It was Otto the Great, he whose fury gored the heart of the Romans."
"One greater still."
"Earth hath no greater lord."
"Is there not heaven above and hell below? Your sire rules the millions who have donned fear's stole forever. He is lord of lords, where all the lips implore and none reply."
A flash of lightning gleamed through the gallery.