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“Novus ordo seclorues’—what the society members dubbed themselves”

I crooked a brow “Seriously?”

“Yes”

“Wow, pretty heady stuff” Literally

He explained, “The teril:

“‘Now co;

The great order of the ages is born afresh

And now justice returns, honored rules return;

Now a new lineage is sent down froh heaven’”

He reached around old coin from the velvet-lined tray that was also home to his more expensive fountain pens He slapped the coin down on the desk, and there was an engraved pyramid, with Annuit Coeptis stamped above and Novus Ordo Seclorum below

I frowned “I don’t get it ‘… Justice returns, honored rules return…?’ These guys are corrupt There’s no justice or honor there”

“Reoals froe, not proain That came later Around my time”

“Unbeknownst to you at first But did Ethan know?” My brain shifted into high gear “How long had he been with the society before you ca?”

“A little over thirty years,” he reluctantly admitted

“Back when he knew your father” I stated our new obvious I firmly believed there was a tie there that needed to be explored