The ceil door was opened, and he was imidiantly grabbed by the arm. Forced to stumble in line next to Leonardo and Mia. Their hands tied behind them as they all exchanged glances. Then were forced to walk. their ankles stabbed when and if one were to slow.
Mia stumbled just behind him, and she yelped as the guard swept his pike at her calf, he glared at the guard over his shoulder, daring him to do that one action again. His golden glare clearly made the guard stiffen. And he didn't try to harm the young girl again.
As they left the courtyard, he watched as Cesare mounted his horse and rode ahead, he then heard Leonardo whisper to him in the discreatest of manors, "Just remember the plan, we'll make it out."
He gave a low throaty grunt to show he heard. If the blonde's plan did work. But what if it were to fail? The shadow of death seemed to dim the world, all too literally. The clouds dark and showing signs of a storm to come.
They were coming near the gallows now, some civilians hurtling insults at them, some glared, and others spat. They were marched up the wooden steps and brought into a line. Cesare followed after he dismounted his horse. Nooses were already being brought around their necks as the General stepped in front of the stand. Tall and powerful. This was it. No going back now.
As the crowds massed, he heard a screach, and watched a lone feather flutter to his feet. He knew now what it ment. He knew who he was. To a short extent anyways. He was Ezio Auditore, and he was clearly more important than he currently knew.
Annette stood in a mass of gathering people,pushing her way towards the front until she was in possition. She looked up, Zita and the other assassins were taking possition on the rooftop, their gray robes blending with the sky. Just behind the gallows, she could see the mercenaries readying themselves. And on either side, the thieves were prepared and had the look of fearlessness on their faces.
"Today, I bring you all a sight that even I thought would be almost impossible to achieve." Cesare begun from his place on the stands. "The treatorous Assassini have finally been captured and now is their deaths." He turned as he started to announce crimes. "Maria and Claudia Auditore, accomplises of the enemy. Luca Caci, an accomplise and also charged for crimes of murder. Niccolo Machiavelli, he as well conspires and spies. The apparent 'La Volpe', crimes of murder, theft, and conspiricy. Bartolomeo d'Alviano, of murder, and conspiricy. Leonardo da Vinci and Mia Atti, for aiding the enemy on many occations."
Cesare shot the last in line a glare before he finished the list of people, "And Ezio Auditore! For crimes of murder, theft, as well as leading the Assassins!" He came to the side as he hissed, "Any last words?"
Ezio was first to speak, "You're blind, Cesare! For you clearly don't see the battle you will cause!"
The signal! Annette jumped up and stabbed the executioner, and at the same time, the guards were running around fighting and scrambling to contain the situation. THe thieves had drawn most of the guards closer to the gallows back to aid, and the mercenaries took care of the rest! Annette only had to be sure that the lever wasn't pulled!
There was a huge crash of thunder, the world flashed and next she could tell, ten assassin recruits had leapt from their possitions on the rooftops, landing and throwing knives up at the ropes.
Cesare, startled by the sudden fight, ran, although he made sure to shove Annette on his way to his horse. The blonde woman stumbled as he pushed her shoulder, and a creak made her heart stop. The trap door! She looked imidiantly to the place where the men once were, to her horror, there hung a struggling Ezio! His fingers grasping at the rope!
"Ezio!" She bolted towards him, and jumps as she sliced the rope with her hidden blade, why hadn't they cut him down? He felt through the trap door and under the stands, staring up hazily at the sky.
Please don't die! Please!
And I'll leave you all at a cliffhanger here. DUN DUN DUN!