Kat's POV

I wake to find Ezio gone. I dress in a robe and walk out. "Katia!" Claudia smiles

"Buon giorno, Claudia. Have you seen Ezio?"

"No, but I do know where he is."

"Where?"

"Cristina Vespucci's grave."

"In Firenze?"

"Si."

I am saddled with a horse and sent on my way

Ezio's POV

Cristina, my love. I wish you could be here. There's this girl, Katia. And Caterina. And you. Help me.

"Ciao, Ezio." A voice laughs

"Bella?" My face turns red

"Yes. Forli won't wait for us."

"Ah."

Kat's POV
We travel back to Monteriggioni and get a carriage. We ride to Forli. When we stop for lunch, I am given some bread and Auditore wine. We ride to an inn outside Forli. We enter the inn, L'aquila Volante- The Flying Eagle. When we came in, everyone stared at us.

"Messere Auditore." The bartender smiled " Is Madonna Sforza staying with you?

"No, she's not, Madonna Perduto da Siena will be this time."

"Same room as always?"

"Si." We are led to a room at the top of the inn. Only one bed.

"I'll take the sofa." Ezio smiles.

"No, I will." I reply

He makes me sleep in the bed. I sing a lullaby, a song from my second favourite thing- The Hunger Games:

Deep in the meadow

Under the willow

A bed of grass

A soft green pillow

Lay down your head

And close your sleepy eyes

And when again they open

The sun shall rise.

Soon after, Ezio and I fall asleep.

We are woken early in the morning and Ezio says that I should change in the room. I agree.

Once I am in a pink dress and black shoes, We go out for the day. We count the ships coming in and out the port and who comes out. I get a free running lesson from Ezio. We get caught by a guard. But we run away, arrows flying at us. We laugh and head back in for the evening.

We arrive back at the inn with a letter waiting for Ezio.

'Messere Ezio,

As thanks for ridding our beautiful Venezia, I would like to personally invite you and one guest to my private Carnevale celebrations,

Your friend,

Agnostino Babarigo.

"Do you want to go?" I ask

"Yes."

I pull a blanket round myself and fell asleep on the sofa.

When I wake, Ezio is already dressed to go. "Bella, I'll wait outside if you want privacy."

"Grazie." Ezio leaves.

I find a violet and silver satin dress and matching riding shoes and they fit me perfectly. I do my hair in a fishtail braid and call for Ezio to come out when he's ready.

He comes in and he helps me fasten my hidden blades to my wrists as I struggle with knots. We saddle up and head to the boat. A stablehand from Mario's volunteers to take the horses back. Our boat is not for a while so we get breakfast. We alight the boat and sail to Venice.