In 1527, chaos reigns as the Emperor's unpaid rogue army sacks Rome. The sworn duty of Captain Casper of the Swiss Guard is to save the Pope's life, but along the way he must attend to many lesser tasks. Meanwhile, a mercenary has an unexpected spiritual encounter with a painter who won't be disturbed. #735 in the Bilingual Legends series is in English and the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh, an endangered indigenous language of Switzerland.