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“Sì This is the 1805 governlia When Napoleon ordered the island annexed the government hurried to erase its checkered past”

“Which included the settlements established by Tradonico and his followers?”

“Yes, those, too According to this, Pietro Tradonico and his wife, Majella, were buried side by side on Poveglia When they were disinterred, their bones were stored together in the same coffin then temporarily placed in the basement of the Basilica della Salute”

Salance Here was the solution to the riddle’s last line, Together they rest

“You said temporarily,” Sam said “Does it say where the remains went after that?”

Signora Bernardi traced her index finger down the sheet, then flipped to the next page; halfway down the next sheet she stopped “They were taken home,” she announced

“Home? Where exactly?”

“Tradonico was Istrian by birth”

“Yes, we know”

“Members of the Tradonico clan cae of Oprtalj That’s in Croatia, you know”

Remi smiled “Yes”

“What they did with Tradonico and his wife once they reached Peroj we don’t know Does that answer your questions?”

“It does,” Sanora Bernardi’s hand, then walked down the hall and out the front door, where she stopped them “If you find them, please let me know I can update my records I doubt anyone else will ask, but at least I’ll have it written down”

Signora Bernardi gave them a wave, then shut the door

“Croatia, here we come,” Remi said