Original fiction (novelette) from the publisher's site, (tor.com, Tor Books). A new adventure of Peter Crossman, special agent of the Knights Templar—a man prepared to administer last rites with one hand while wielding a flamethrower with the other. Now an ancient manuscript of peculiar power has surfaced, and Crossman’s assignment is simple: Get it for the Temple at all costs. This will lead to conflict with entities secular and otherwise—and to a new encounter with Sister Mary Magdalene of the Special Action Executive of the Poor Clares. This short story was acquired and edited by senior editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden. Cover art by Dominick Saponaro