starter: closed ( allies of the holy roman empire ) location: castelgrande courtyard, during the eclipse
easily he could link the sudden darkness to hardships to come. an avid reader, antónio has come in contact with countless reports of eclipses preceding deaths, loses of power, invasions - a specific account, in a chronic he remembers reading years back, john of worcester connects the sun's disappearance to king henry's death in normandy. other writers throughout history have recorded the eclipse as cause for important deaths, such as that of charlesmagne's son, emperor louis. however clear the indicators of bad luck surrounding the emergency of darkness, however quickly and instinctively he turns to religion, antónio can't help but turn to goffredo malaterra instead.
sitting on the green grass on the courtyard, much like he would do alone in salvador. when he closes his eyes, he can almost forget he's no longer there. "it is but a disturbance, the darkness," he asserts, subscribing to malaterra's theory that the eclipse is a simple situation getting in the way of workers everywhere, having to stop their labors to light candles before night falls. "however, praying to Him will do no harm. perhaps it will do good to urge Him for assistance - the poorest need it for their trade might be interrupted."
