A few years passed Gavino grew up into a strong young child, Ezio and I tried to keep him away from Assassin life, but being born from two assassins he was born into the brotherhood and had an obligation to join when the time arose, so we allowed him to learn free running, basic combat, and blending. We just wanted him to be able to survive, Ezio was away often busy with overthrowing the Borgia, we were close we could taste victory.

Ezio and I were laying in bed when he asked me to be one of his assassins on call when confronting Cesare the following day, I breathed deeply and kissed him, "I would love to follow you into the battlefield my love." He pulled me close and we threw ourselves into a knot of passion and love.


Clearing the rooftops was easy, across the piazza the other assassins were following my lead, guard after guard I killed them swiftly and silently, I only received a small cut on the side of my arm, I ripped a ribbon of material from the cape of the guard and bandaged up my wound, I released the signal letting Ezio know that the rooftops were clear. I breathed deeply slightly nauseous, I was pregnant again I had been covering it up for the past eight months with thick robes and constant exercise and less sex, I didn't dare tell Ezio, he barely let me leave when Gavino was born.

I heard Ezio signal my next move, air assassinate the guard right below me, I caught sight of my target, took a deep breath, and leapt, the guard was dead within seconds, moments later there were guards around all of us, I pulled out my cross bow and shot a few before they closed in on me. I swiftly unsheathed my sword and my small knife, I spun to deflect a blow and caught the guards foot with my knife, as I swept up to deliver the deadly blow I swung my sword around so it faced backwards and thrust it behind me stabbing the guard attempting to catch me unawares.

As I turned to face the rest of my opponents I felt a searing pain in my left shoulder, a fire spread through my whole left side, I mustered all of my strength to finish fighting off my opponents, once I was free I ran out of there as fast as I could, I found an alleyway and pressed myself against a wall, I waited until someone found me, I was there for hours, as each hour passed I grew more and more faint, it wasn't long until I found myself slumped against the wall. As my vision began to blur I saw Volpe running towards me with a band of thieves, I fainted before he reached me.


I woke in Ezio's bed covered in sweat, I felt weak, there was still a searing pain in my shoulder and it spread through my whole torso, I fell back to sleep listening to the hushed tones of Ezio speaking with a doctor.

"The wound is infected, I don't know how best to save her, the infection has spread pretty far, but if she holds on for a few more days I can save the baby." The Doctor spoke in hushed tones

"Baby?" Ezio questioned slightly cruelly.

"She's about eight and a half months pregnant. She is on deaths door Messere, I can save the child but there is only so much more I can do for her." He replied solemnly.

I sighed, my baby would be alright, I was dying and I was prepared for it, I did not want to leave Ezio but my purpose with the Brotherhood was done now.


The next day the doctor helped me deliver my baby, a beautiful girl with her fathers features and my bright auburn hair, Gavino looked exactly like Ezio but with my ice-blue eyes, I smiled at my daughter "Arnuade Ernesta da Roma." I breathed heavily, covered in sweat. Ezio caressed my forehead choking back tears as my breath began to become shallow and my eyelids heavy.

Ezio began weeping openly when my eyes closed, minutes later I gathered all my strength before opening them again and staring him right in the eyes, "Ezio, mi amore, stay strong, vittoria di la assassini."

"Vittoria de la assassini." he choked back

It wasn't long before I welcomed death with open arms.