Riding around the city on his motorcycle was one of the few remaining things that could relax him, at least, even if he still didn't exactly have fun. Traffic laws in Sicily are very simple and can be fundamentally reduced to one: the best driver survives. One needs to watch out for the police, only because they often drive faster than everyone else. But this wasn't a problem for Marco. On his bike, he wasn't afraid of any competition, “not from civilians and not from the military.” The feeling of the asphalt darting by beneath him, yielding to the force of his agile and powerful front wheel, made for one of those few moments when he felt truly free and when the world still seemed to smile at him.