Frate Review

Bartolo, though skeptical, was a superstitious man. "A holy rooster? Truly?" He approached the bag, and Anselmo, sweating under the burlap, began to recite a Latin prayer in a high-pitched, bird-like squawk.

Isabella didn't blink. "That? Oh, that is the . It was sent to me from a monastery in the north. It is a miraculous bird that only crows when a man of ill-intent enters the house. It has been silent all evening, which proves you are a good man, Bartolo—though it does have a bit of a chest cold from the mountain air." Bartolo, though skeptical, was a superstitious man

: Introduce a character like Frate Cipolla who uses their religious status to gain trust or favors. Isabella didn't blink

Anselmo, realizing his life depended on it, let out a soft, rhythmic "cluck-cluck" from inside the bag. It was sent to me from a monastery in the north