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Benectus, a round, balding man who challenged hygienic convention with day old grime on his hands and an unwashed bloodstained apron tied about his waist, started whooping and hollering at the sudden idleness inflicting his charges. Benectus is the Kitchen Steward at Capua.Pero and Francis, having just returned from La Torre on horseback, are making their way through the kitchens causing the…

Domenica 24 maggio le dimore storiche campane aprono gratuitamente al pubblico per celebrare la XVI Giornata Nazionale delle Dimore Storiche, la manifestazione annuale che – in tutta Italia – apre al pubblico le porte di centinaia di immobili d’epoca, residenze, castelli e giardini storici, dando vita al più grande museo diffuso del Paese. Un’occasione straordinaria per immergersi, lungo tutta la…

There had always been a market at La Torre compromised of local fare, regional crops and goods, decent wares from tradesman in the province. But today was different and unique. Today, thanks to Pero’s connections abroad, there were traders, vendors and hawkers from Spain and Morocco. In previous chapters, we had established that Pero’s trade deal would benefit the Campania region, hence the…

Protagonist comes from the ancient Greek word ‘protagonistes’ meaning chief actor or chief player. This is the character whose actions and decisions drive the story.I purposefully decided not to introduce the readers to my chief protagonist until Chapter 10 – Bastard Son, because The Crystal Crux series was born out of a short story I wrote back in the early 80s.In that story, it began with a…

Işığın manyetik bileşeni maddeler üzerinde şaşırtıcı bir etki yaratıyor Yeni bir çalışma, ışığın yalnızca elektrik alanıyla değil, aynı zamanda manyetik alanıyla da maddeye etki ettiğini gösteriyor. Bu etkileşim, klasik önyargıların ötesine geçerek, ışığın maddeyle kurduğu ilişkinin güçlenen bir yönünü ortaya koyuyor. Terbiyum Galyum Garnet (TGG) üzerinde elde edilen sonuçlar, görünür ışık için…