CH 46: Rosa

Leonardo immediately nodded after catching the money before walking into the store to pay up for it. And just as he did so, sounds of hurried footsteps came before a few men and a woman ran.

However, when the woman passed them, she bumped into Ezio, but just continued running without apologizing :"Hey! Mind your step, coglione (jerk)!"

But the woman just stopped for a second to spare her a glance before following the men. Seeing how they were dressed and her memory with one of them, Ezio quickly checked to see if her money was still there.

And thankfully it was there, so she sighed a sigh of relief, causing Ali to laugh :"hahaha! What? Bad memories of that time your money was stolen?"

Ezio rolled her eyes at his words as she nudged him with her elbow :"hmph, zitto stupido(shut up, stupid)."

But Ali just shook his head in amusement before Leonardo walked out of the shop with the small wooden mannequin in his hands :"alright, I'm finished with my business here. Let's continue."

And they did so before they stopped on a small bridge and looked at a huge, beautiful palace which Alvice introduced :"And here we have the Palazzo della Seta, home to Emilio Barbarigo. Normally, I'd suggest a closer look, but... with the way things are now..."

Ali and Ezio exchanged looks before she asked him :"Why? What's happened?"

Alvise :"He is attempting to unify the merchants beneath a single banner. There's been resistance, some of it violent."

Ezio :"What kind of resistance?"

Alvise :"They say they're fighting for the people, for freedom or some such nonsense. Baggianate (Nonsense), if you ask me."

But Ali snorted quietly :'khoshduche heshas sannan sorushmadi onda, ahmag (it's a good thing that nobody asked you then, fool).'

While Ali and Ezio looked at the palace, the same fish merchant from before walked towards the guards that were guarding the door.

They obviously couldn't hear what they said, but they saw that one of the guards raised his spear and hit the merchant in the stomach with its handle.

Then the other two grabbed his hands and pulled him inside the palace before the other guard closed the door.

However, Ali and Ezio didn't pay that much attention since they couldn't do anything about it at the moment, so they continued walking.

And after walking for a little while, they finally reached their destination, Leonardo's new workshop.

And just like before Alvise started praising again :"And now, I present to you, your workshop, Ser da Vinci! We spared no expense in its design!

You'll see it is perfect, as if you never left Firenze! I wish you great success and hope you enjoy Venezia as much as she enjoys having you."

Alvice then bowed a little before he held out his hand for a tip, but he only received a pat on the shoulder from Leonardo.

Ali actually had to cover his mouth with the back of his hand to not burst into laughter as he quietly whispered to Ezio :"pfthehehe, you lose, Ashkim (my love)."

As Alvise walked away with disappointment, Ezio rolled her eyes with a frown and a sigh as she handed the florins to Ali :"fine, take it."

Leonardo looked at his workshop from outside before turning around excitedly with a smile :"So, here we are! Exciting, isn't it? Care to come in?"

But Ezio shook her head :"Maybe later. We need to visit the Palazzo della Seta, try and gain an audience with Emilio."

Leonardo nodded with an understanding look as he smiled :"As you wish, but should you find yourself with free time or another Codex page, don't hesitate to visit. My door is always open."

Ali nodded as he pat Leonardo on the shoulder with a smile :"Grazie (Thank you), my friend."

Leonardo spread his arms for a hug, which Ali and Ezio happily welcomed as they all hugged before Leonardo nodded :"Di nulla (It's nothing)."

After they parted ways with Leonardo, the two immediately walked towards the palace to find out they were going to get inside.

While standing outside as the the guards stood in front of the palace gate, Ezio spoke out her thoughts :"How best to get inside? We'll scale the wall and....oh that's not good. We'll never make that jump. We need to find another way."

But as she spoke, sounds of hurried footsteps came again before the two saw a couple of thieves rush into the palace yard.

The guards who were distracted by them immediately ran after them, but another female thief took the chance to rush in and climb up the wall.

However, the archers immediately began to shoot at her direction. But fortunately for her, none of them hit her.

After reaching the place that Ezio said they couldn't jump up to, she actually was able to make it!

But immediately afterwards, unfortunately for her, an arrow hit her leg and came out from the other side!

With a grunt, the girl let go of where she was holding on and fell down. However, using a professional move that Ali and Ezio also used a lot, she rolled on the ground and didn't break anything.

The hard skinned woman actually got up immediately and ran towards the two even with an arrow in her leg! She fell on Ali's chest as she panted :"I need your help."

When the two looked at her face, they recognized her as the lady from a while ago who bumped into Ezio who raised an eyebrow :"Hey, I remember you."

The lady panted as she said :"we need to go." But it seems like Ezio was in a joking mood :"haha You never did apologize for knocking me over."

"Now!" The lady said as she looked at the street, as so did Ali and Ezio to see a few guards walking towards them.

"Va bene, (Okay,) where to?" Ezio got serious as she asked her, which she responded to :"The water." Before rushing into the palace yard again to have more space for fighting.

Ali rolled his eyes as he shot a sarcastic remark :"oh, you didn't need to be so specific!" Before they both follower her to fight the guards.

Even though she was injured, she still managed to defend herself against the guards while Ali and Ezio, just like always, were being a badass couple and killing the guards.

After killing the guards, the two began to follow the thief woman who was still able to run, even though limping a little.

While following her, there were guards who attacked them, but with Ali and Ezio together, even an army wouldn't stand a chance.

It seems like the pain of her leg had really pissed off the woman as she cursed from time to time while running :"Goddamn archers... Quickly! They're getting closer!"

Ali had a blank expression as he looked at her with a speechless face :'you're the one who is fucking limping here, bitch. You're the one who should hurry up!'

Honestly, Ali helped her mostly because of her being part of the thieve's guild, and a rather important one at that.

Otherwise, he isn't that much of a knight in shining armor. Like, c'mon, does the word "assassin" sound like anything good?

But after running for some time, it seems like the injury finally was too much to bear, so she got on one knee after reaching a group of thieves :"Ahh! Cristo, my leg!"

Ezio came to her side as she put a hand on her shoulder :"Can you walk?" However, seems like the lady was in a rather bad mood because of the pain :"What do you think?!"

Ali honestly had to hold himself back from kicking her in the guts so hard that her ribs would shatter :'just the fact that she spoke to the love of my life like that is enough for me to skin this bitch alive...'

He let out a groan before lowering himself and picking her up in bridal style as they continued walking.

The group of thieves also followed them Ezio tried to know who this lady was as she noticed how Ali didn't seem to be in a good mood :"we never got to know your name."

Rosa :"Rosa."

Ezio :"Onorato, (Honored to meet you,) Rosa. I'm Ezio and this is my lover, Ali."

Rosa :"I know."

Ezio :"What do you mean "I know"?"

Rosa :"Non ora (Not now)! Now is not the time for small talk. Or are you blind?!"

Ali finally had enough as he growled at her with a deadly glare :"oy, bitch, watch you mouth, or I will make you regret it."

But Rosa snorted as she snarled back :"oh? I'm so scared. Che diavolo hai intenzione di fare (what the hell are you going to do)."

Ali smirked with a snort :"something like this." And he squeezed her wound, causing her to scream in pain :"ah! Figlio di puttana (son of a bitch)!"

Ali snorted with a disdainful smirk :"from now on, watch your mouth when talking to her. Otherwise, it won't be the guards who will deal with you."

But it seems like the thieves who were behind them, waiting for orders didn't take kindly to his words as one of them glared at Ali :"hey! You're the one who should watch your mouth, bastardo(bastard)!"

Ali stopped right on his tracks as he slowly turned his head before looking at the thief who said that with so much malicious intent that the thief immediately gulped and stepped :"what the fuck did you just say?

Wanna try saying that again? Cause I don't think I heard you right. But I'm warning you, if I don't like what I hear, the chances of me ripping your guts out are quite high."

The thieves shivered in fear as they immediately backed off :"lucky you, I like your silence. Better keep it that way."

After all, they had every right to be scared of her. Who wouldn't be scared when a famous, giant killer who didn't go e a shit about anyone but a few just threatened them?

Ezio put her hand on Ali's bicep as she squeezed gently :"Ali, it's alright. Let's go, we should look for safety first."

Ali nodded as they continued walking with a silent Rosa in Ali's arms. They ordered the thieves that joined them in the way to distract the guards as they rushed towards their destination.

After a little while, they reached their destination on the dock where Rosa told them to go.

There, they saw a man who Rosa called out to :"Ugo!"

Ugo took out his sword as he got ready to fight :"What's this?!" But Ezio reported the situation :"Rosa's been wounded."

Ugo :"Pass her here. We'll go the rest of the way in the boat."

Ali nodded as he handed Rosa over to Ugo :"there, be careful." 'what the fuck kind of name is Ugo anyway???'

Ugo then handed Rosa to another thief on the boat who gently placed her down. But immediately afterwards, they noticed a guard shooting at them!

Ezio instructed them with a serious face :"go! We'll deal with the guards!" They nodded as he began to drive the boat while Ali and Ezio killed the archers in the way.

After a long, annoying while of just clearing the way for them, they finally reached their destination.

However, the other thief was shot by an arrow and died. Noob. After parking the boat, the dumbass actually wanted to pray for him while a wounded friend was right beside him.

Rosa groaned in pain as she called out :"He's dead, idiota (idiot)! Say a prayer later! I need to see--ugh--I need to see Antonio!"

"Porco demonio (Goddammit)!" Ugo cursed as the corpse actually slipped from his hand and fell into the water.

When Rosa tried to get up, he came to her side and tried to help her out, but she screamed out in pain as pressure was put on her wounded leg.