Meanwhile, Aristo gives Miriam, Jonathan's sister, a sparrow, the traditional symbol of love. She tried to find Vulcan from a local blacksmith, and used the codeword 'Asine', but to little avail. Eventually, she and her friends solve the riddle, making out the word asine, Latin for 'jackass'. ![]() The story begins as Flavia, Jonathan, Nubia, and Lupus are playing in the Tyrrhenian sea, Flavia sets out to find Vulcan, who told Pliny of the riddle pointing to great treasure. ( The above text is an extract from the blurb.) One of the worst natural disasters of all time is about happen: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius!" ![]() Meanwhile, tremors shake the ground, animals behave strangely, and people dream of impeding doom. There they uncover a riddle that may lead them to great treasure. "The volcano, Vesuvius, is about to erupt.įlavia Gemina, Jonathan, Lupus and Nubia - friends and detectives - sail to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia's uncle, who lives near Pompeii.
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