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Cosimo stood, smoothing his dark robes. He wasn't sure of the answer himself. To lead was to inspire; to rule was to control. As he walked toward the door, he knew that the greatest threat to the Medici wasn't the Pazzi or the Albizzi—it was the darkness they carried within their own walls. I_Medici_1x07_ITA_WEBDL_1080p
"We are building a legacy, Cosimo," his father’s voice seemed to whisper from the corners of the room. Giovanni had always been the architect of their rise, teaching him that "doing good" often required doing a little evil. In the high-definition clarity of his mind, just
He looked at his hands, the same hands that had commissioned masterpieces and signed the death warrants of rivals. The plague had passed, leaving the city scarred, but the rot in the Signoria remained. His return from exile was not the triumphant rebirth he had imagined; instead, it felt like a descent into a different kind of prison. He wasn't sure of the answer himself
"The council is waiting," she said, her voice a calm anchor in his sea of doubt. "They want to know if the Medici are back to lead, or if we are simply back to rule."
The title refers to the seventh episode of the first season of the historical drama Medici: Masters of Florence , titled " Purgatory " .