Part Two: 1506 Summary

"Bianca Awake"

Fra Ludovico thinks about how things at Montefiore have changed for the worse without Vicente de Nevada.

After Lucrezia Borgia fires Vicente de Nevada's overseer, Fra Ludovico takes to playing the fool whenever Lucrezia visits Montefiore. Ludovico figures that by acting befuddled and confused, he will avoid getting into trouble with the powerful Borgia family.

Bianca decides to run away from Montefiore, even though she promised Don Vicente that she would wait for him to return.

Time and again, Bianca's attempts to leave her home come to nothing as she remains unable to cross the small footbridge leading away from Montefiore.

Lucrezia visits Montefiore and tries to fire Primavera Vecchia but Primavera refuses to leave, saying that she has nowhere else to go. Lucrezia resigns herself to Primavera's remaining at Montefiore.

Lucrezia has a conversation with Bianca during which...