Discussion with the Abbot on Heresy

William meets with Abbot Abo to discuss the upcoming meeting of legations. The abbot is worried that the murders will compromise the abbey's neutrality and give the Pope's envoy, Bernard Gui, an excuse to intervene. He also hints that the cellarer, Remigio of Varagine, may have a heretical past connected to Fra Dolcino. William realizes the investigation is becoming entangled with larger political and religious conflicts.