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The year is 1087, and a pox is sweeping through the Italian city of Bari. When a monk is visited by Saint Nicholas in his dreams, he interprets the vision as a call to serve the sick. But his superiors have different plans for Brother Nicephorus. Enter Tyun, a treasure hunter renowned for "liberating" holy relics from their tombs. The bones of Saint Nicholas are rumored to weep a mysterious liquid that can heal the sick, Tyun says. For the humble price of a small fortune, he will steal the bones and deliver them to Bari, curing the plague. And Nicephorus will be his guide. What follows is a heist for the ages, as Nicephorus is swept away to commit sacrilegious theft.