Vittoria — Volume 7

In the heat of a moonlit skirmish, Vittoria watches a spray of yellowish shots ripple through a quiet Italian village. The clash is chaotic: volunteers surge forward to rescue captured comrades, German commands echo among Italian cries, and a lone voice shouts “Venite fratelli!” as the fighting reaches a fevered pitch. When the gunfire fades, a deafening silence settles, leaving her questioning the very heavens that seem to favor cruelty.

Amid the aftermath, wounded Pericles lies prostrate while an austere Count Karl steps forward, offering thanks and a curious promise of safe passage. Vittoria is handed back a silver‑hilted dagger, a token once lost in a mountain duel, hinting at shifting loyalties among the officers. Yet the stubborn presence of Barto Rizzo’s wife, refusing to move, adds a fresh tension that threatens to pull the fragile peace apart.