For reference, the highest authority in Mainz and Cologne is the archbishop. Quite a few imperial free cities are ruled by archbishops, and along with the sale of indulgences, those cities are one of the papacy's major sources of income.
"Gens is said to have worked at the Gutenberg print shop in Mainz."
"Gutenberg? The place that built the first printing press?"
"Yes. Thanks to that, anyone in Mainz with money can own a Bible now. In any case, he claimed he had come to Strasbourg to start a printing business, but looking back on it now, there was a great deal about him that was strange."
The old man called Gens had looked like someone on the run, and for a while he took shelter with Wenzenberg, working as an engraver in exchange for protection.
