Sandro Botticelli Venus and Mars

Sandro Botticelli Venus and MarsJean Beraud La Rue de la PaixHenri Rousseau The Snake Charmer
Will folded the maps carefully away. He had set the tin cup on the stones at the edge of the fire to heat some water, and now he trickled some powdered Coffee into it, stirring it with a stick, and wrapped his hand in a handkerchief before picking it up to drink.
A burning stick settled in the fire; a night bird called.
Suddenly, for no reason Will could see, both angels looked up and in the same direction. He followed their gaze, but saw Before he could finish, something hurtled out of the sky and crashed into Balthamos, In a fraction of a second Baruch had leapt on it, and Balthamos was twisting to free nothing. He had seen his cat do this once: look up alert from her half-sleep and watch something or someone invisible come into the room and walk across. That had made his hair stand up, and so did this."Put out the fire," Balthamos whispered.Will scooped up some earth with his good hand and doused the flames. At once the cold struck into his bones, and he began to shiver. He pulled the cloak around himself and looked up again.And now there was something to see: above the clouds a shape was glowing, and it was not the moon.He heard Baruch murmur, "The Chariot? Could it be?""What is it?" Will whispered.Baruch leaned close and whispered back, "They know we're here. They've found us. Will, take your knife and...”