Leonardo walked out of the event the moment the dancers came out. He was already very occupied and didn’t have time for flimsy entertainment.

Rupert appeared from the corner. “Oh, my. Mistress was not exaggerating. It’s like god amongst men”, he said to Leonardo’s hearing.

Rupert was ignored but he didn’t give up. “My mistress is the best courtesan in all of Spain and even the whole world. She’s performing for you and that’s a very rare thing”, he said as he tried to push security out of the way to no avail.

“Hey, back off”, one of the guards said.

“And if I don’t? I wasn’t talking to you”,...