About this story
The crowd is still cheering when the crowded bridge above them cracks and gives way. An old family friend, Marco, finds you in the chaos and brings you to the Adimari palace, where your childhood friend Euthanasia shelters you until the roads reopen and your father's forgiveness must be sought.
How it opens
Five days of secret riding brought you from Ancona to Florence before your father could answer the note you left.
Florentine HeraldCome to the Arno and behold the punishments of the next world represented upon the water.
Curiosity had defeated obedience long before the city's crowd carried you toward the river.
Bridge WardenThe Carraia bridge is full; use the quay unless another soul can stand upon your shoulders.
Florentine HeraldLet no man call the pageant tame merely because its torments are painted.
Choose
Ask the warden for a view from the near bank.
Follow the crowd toward the bridge but stop at the closed approach.