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Cantarella Vol. 6


Turns out that Cesare absorbed the demons so he could keep control. That will kill him, but it's preferable to letting the demons control his body. Or something. He rips off his new wings and collapses. Also turns out that Juan isn't quite dead yet, and he gets a hit in on Chiaro. Chiaro absconds, I guess so he gets the blame for Juan's death instead of Cesare? (Tagio Della) Volpe cuts down some servants for no apparent reason.

Juan's absence is noted (he WAS supposed to be going to Naples today) and the search party nearly finds Chiaro, driving him into Lucrezia's monastery. He's close to death and a wanted man, but she hides him to nurse him back to health. Time for Chiaro backstory! A priest was kind to him despite knowing his family lineage of assassins. That priest's family was killed by Chiaro's dad, and the priest tried to kill Chiaro before he could become an assassin. The priest viewed it as a mercy, but Chiaro killed him in self defense. Nice happy stuff. Lucrezia and her friend Pantacilia refuse to let Chiaro leave in his wounded and wanted condition.

Cesare is getting pretty antsy with Chiaro gone. Niccolo shows up, confirms that Chiaro is alive and in hiding, says some other vague stuff, and gives his last name: Machiavelli. Did you know that guy was a wizard who could turn into a moth? Now you do. Popedad is pretty rattled by the loss of his son, and Demon!Mom shows up to comfort him, with Cesare in the background. Not entirely sure what I'm supposed to be getting from this sequence, but hey the investigation into Juan's murder is called off.

Lucrezia isn't doing so hot. She had thought maybe half-naked beat-up Chiaro would be a good opportunity to move on from the whole incest thing, but her feelings were still very much there when she saw Cesare at Juan's funeral. It is heavily implied that Chiaro and Lucrezia do it anyway.

Volpe confronts Cesare about Chiaro. Without Chiaro there, he is fighting a losing battle for control over his body, and his hand has transformed already. Speaking of whom, we confirm that this was Lucrezia's first time. We're about to go for round two when Pantacilia meets "Il Perotto" Pedro Calderon, the liason from the Vatican or something. He seems to have spied on round three, but he's also in charge of secret communications between Lucrezia and Popedad. Her divorce is coming along and suitors are lining up, after all. Pantacilia sends Chiaro away before Pedro's snooping around gets everybody in trouble. He keeps having sinister moments.

Sancia is throwing a tantrum because she has to go to Naples and Cesare will be there, as well as her younger brother Alfonso, who looks about ten years older than her. She passes out immediately upon seeing Cesare. He orders her not to tell anybody about seeing him hellmurder people, under threat of rape. He breaks down crying and there's an awkward dubcon cuddling scene. Alfonso is rumored to be the top pick for Lucrezia's hand, but he doesn't seem to be super ambitious. Federico is crowned King of Naples. I dunno this guy, but Cesare starts ominously pointing out to him how many people would love to have Naples.
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