“Can we at least be provided with a copy?” he asked.
“I don’t suppose you would take my word that none of this is important to anything related to America.”
“It’s not my nature.”
“Then that copy you made on the way here should alleviate all of your government’s fears.”
He assumed Schwartz knew they’d stopped at the hotel on the way to the airport.
He handed the page over and said, “Any idea what this is? I speak several languages, but I can’t read it. Simon said it was Old Castilian.”
The Israeli shrugged. “Our people will translate it, as I’m sure will yours.”
“Simon killed a man for it.”
“I know. Which makes us all wonder. But people higher up than me will deal with this now.”
He understood. “Being at the bottom of the pile does come with disadvantages.”
Schwartz smiled. “I like you, Malone. Maybe we’ll see each other again.”
“Maybe so.”
The Israeli gestured with the bag. “Something tells me we’ve not seen, or heard, the last of Zachariah Simon.”
He agreed.
“All we can hope,” Schwartz said, “is that next time he’s someone else’s problem.”
“You got that right.”
And he headed for home.
About the Author
Steve Berry is the New York Times bestselling author of The Columbus Affair, The Jefferson Key, The Emperor’s Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, The Amber Room, and the short stories “The Balkan Escape” and “The Devil’s Gold.” His books have been translated into forty languages and sold in fifty-one countries. He lives in the historic city of St. Augustine, Florida. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have founded History Matters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our heritage. To learn more about Steve Berry and the foundation, visit www.steveberry.org.