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feud. Some noble family sent a bride to another family with poisoned
honey. Their children ate it and died. Maybe there was a son who refused
to eat it, butтАФтАЭ

This wasnтАЩt far off from BellaтАЩs theory, but her eyes narrowed. тАЬOh, come
on, Celia,тАЭ she said. тАЬYou donтАЩt really think the song is about literal honey,
do you?тАЭ

Celia arched one perfect eyebrow. тАЬWhy donтАЩt you share your theory with
us, Bella?тАЭ she said.

тАЬEliana thinks the poisoned honey is a symbol for some disguised danger,тАЭ
Bella said. тАЬI think sheтАЩs right, but I donтАЩt know what the danger is.тАЭ

Flavia, a percussionist, looked up from her stew. тАЬI think youтАЩre right
about the symbolism,тАЭ she said. тАЬItтАЩs a ballad rhythm, or IтАЩd say that the
Fedeli wrote the song.тАЭ

тАЬThe Fedeli.тАЭ I put down my tea. тАЬWhy the Fedeli?тАЭ

тАЬDonтАЩt you think the тАШpoisoned honeyтАЩ could refer to a heresy of some

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kind?тАЭ Flavia said. тАЬI could easily see the song reaching us well before we
actually heard what heresy it was supposed to be about.тАЭ

We considered that idea for a moment.

тАЬBut, like I said, the rhythmтАЩs not right. I would expect the Fedeli to write
something that sounded like a hymnтАФ not like something that sounds like
a folk ballad.тАЭ Flavia took a sip of wine.

тАЬEliana got a new roommate today,тАЭ Giula said. тАЬFrom Cuore.тАЭ

That diverted the conversation entirely, and after checking to make sure
that she wasnтАЩt standing behind me, I described Mira to the others and
told what little I knew about her: born in Tafano, trained at a seminary in
Cuore, and ignorant in the use of candles.

тАЬDo you suppose . . .тАЭ Bella said.

тАЬWhy would you come all the way to the conservatory from Cuore if you
were going to try to get pregnant?тАЭ I asked. Any pregnant girl studentтАФ
and any boy student who was named as the fatherтАФwas expelled from the
conservatory. Clearly, if the Lady blessed your union, she wanted you to
get married and settle down, not go off to join an ensemble.