En route

A curious medal bearing cryptic Latin inscriptions opens the story, hinting at a hidden crossroads between the sacred and the profane. The narrator, weary of endless letters from both casual inquisitors and desperate seekers, decides to answer them all in a single, unflinching voice. His confession becomes a map for readers who want to trace the real monastic world that inspired his tale.

From the stone corridors of the Trappist house near Fismes to the quiet prayers of Brother Siméon, the narrative paints a vivid, lived‑in portrait of monastic discipline. It follows the narrator’s attempt to separate fact from fiction while wrestling with the weight of others’ hopes for miracles. Listeners are invited to travel alongside a mind that balances humor, devotion, and the uneasy pull of a life lived in the shadow of a cross.