Twenty Years After Chapter 31 - The Monk

In which two young noblemen encounter a grievously wounded man who implores them to fetch a priest to absolve his soul before death, leading them to a mysterious and unsettling monk whose presence casts a shadow over their pious mission. The scene unfolds at a secluded inn where the dying man’s identity and the monk’s strange behaviour provoke dread and suspicion, culminating in a chilling discovery that thickens the air with foreboding.