Collectors of relics II.

Martin of Stvoln leaves on the authority of Charles IV. with a small expedition of the Czech lands. His task will be to acquire the relics of saints abroad for St. Vitus Cathedral. Even on this journey he is not deprived of female company -? He is accompanied by Johanka, still the legal wife of the executioner of Třeboň. First they travel to Germany, where Martin of Stvoln meets his old friend and later enemy to the death, Konrad of Worms. However, trouble with the Inquisition soon causes the royal envoy to flee to Italy. All the while, however, he continues to go undercover in search of relics. Then hope dawns that he might be able to get a piece of the Gospel of St. Mark for the king...