How have we come to be ruled by a young tyrant? Orsola thought. But she knew: her parents had not reined in Marco but let him have his way and believe he was right in all things. Perhaps they’d thought he would mature in time, settle down and discover the value of humility. But Lorenzo Rosso had died too early, and Marco was expected to take charge without having learned that important lesson. Now Klingenberg would have embarrassed him at the meeting, and he would take it out on the rest of them.
