Lysbeth Book 2 Chapter 15 - Senor Ramiro

In which the once noble Count Juan de Montalvo, now Señor Ramiro, emerges from years of hardship and cunning to weave a treacherous plot for a vast treasure, setting the stage for a contest of wills with the formidable Lysbeth van Goorl and her kin. Meanwhile, Foy van Goorl returns with perilous tidings and a secret burden, as tight bonds and dark suspicions gather in the quiet house at Leyden.