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Viola Arnaldi

A young woman called the unprotected Viola, whose innocence is caught between political scheming and the dangerous attentions of powerful men.

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Also known as Viola, the unprotected Viola

First appearance: a tale of the passions

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She moves through a world where her lack of protection makes her both vulnerable and conspicuous, and where the men around her treat her as a prize or a pawn. Her beauty and youth draw attention she cannot safely…

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