Besides the Rose Line, the designer of Saint-Sulpice Fountain, Louis Tullius Joachim Visconti, was also the designer of the New Louvre and Napoleon's tomb at Les Invalides. Twelve statues of Victoria surrounded Napoleon's red stone sarcophagus, yet for the fountain before Paris's second-largest church, Visconti had chosen seated statues of four cardinals from the era of Louis XIV.
Besides solving this mystery, Severus had to find where these items were placed and in what order. Just as the Two-Faced Man had foretold, this was only the beginning.
Saint-Sulpice Church was not far from Luxembourg; it was only a few minutes' walk away. However, it was clearer from above. With Great Explorers Garden to the south of Luxembourg included, it looked like a giant Latin cross.
Saint-Michel Boulevard lay east of Luxembourg Garden, while the Paris Observatory was to its south. Saint-Sulpice Fountain did not actually pass directly through the Rose Line. The true Rose Line was inside the church. That golden line was only as thick as a thumb and could not be seen at all from high in the air.
Luxembourg Palace was also on the Rose Line. Crossing it meant entering the East. The gardens in the west emphasized geometric lines, even trimming trees into geometric shapes, while eastern gardens sought to imitate nature. Following the position indicated by the circle on the map, Severus landed in the eastern part of Luxembourg Garden. After nightfall, there was hardly anyone in the park, and swarms of insects fluttered around the streetlamps. Beneath the trees in the forest stood many statues of women. Unlike the goddesses depicted in works of art, they wore layers upon layers of clothing and struck various poses amid the naturally formed woodland.
Besides Mary de Medici, the Medici family had another Queen of France: Catherine