"Did you—did d'Ucello—learn anything?"
"God willed that he learn nothing from me," said Daoud, sinking back again.
"Your will had something to do with that," said Sophia.
He held out against them. What a magnificent man.
But what price had he paid for his strength?
"God's will is my will," Daoud whispered.
"God be with you, then," said Ugolini, and left, pulling the door shut behind him.
Daoud's eyes opened. The sight of his eyes woke a warmth in her breast as if a small sun had risen inside her.
"Do you want to sleep?" she asked him.
"Yes, with you beside me."