Chapter 12

Now You Know

Isabel's POV

That catacombs were not exactly the nicest place. Still, they were interesting.

"I was never allowed down here when I was younger."

"Did Volpe raise you?"

I shook my head.

"He looked after me yes, but I raised myself for the most part. But Volpe was the one who forbade me from coming down here. I tried once, he found me and took me back. He said there were things down here that I should never see. I still don't understand what he meant."

I kept walking but Ezio grabbed me and he pinned me to the wall.

"Ezio what are you doing!?"

"I know la Volpe said something that upset you. I don't like it when you are upset. Please Isabel, don't lie to me."

I looked into his eyes. I saw all the concern and desperation. He slid his hands down my arms and I looked at him.

"He told me to be careful. He told me how desperately they want you dead. I am terrified of losing you Ezio. I lost my family and I don't even remember them. Volpe wouldn't tell me what happened, no one would tell me. I don't even remember their names. I stopped asking when I was six years old. It wasn't what he said, it was thought of you dead."

He sighed and pulled me to his chest. I closed my eyes and fisted my hands in his robes.

"I'm not going anywhere, Isabel. Look at me-"

I did as he asked and looked into his eyes.

"I love you Isabel. You are the most precious, most important thing in my life. I will never leave you alone in this life. You don't have to be frightened. I'm right here." he said.

I nodded and put my head against his chest.

"Come now. We must go."

I looked up and he smiled. He put his hand under my chin.

"There will be plenty of time for me to 'live' up to my expectations later."

I chuckled and pulled his lips down to mine. He put his hands on my hips and I nibbled his lower lip before pulling away.

"Something to look forward too. Now lets go." I said.

He smirked and we kept going. As we walked by I saw something strange by the wall.

"Wait!"

He stopped and I walked to the wall. There was another room behind it. Something in my heart told me to knock it down. The brick were loose, the wall had not been made professionally. I looked around and found another brick. I threw it as hard as I could at the wall. It came down and I coughed and covered my eyes from the dust. I looked at Ezio.

"Go ahead. Find what they're planning. I need to see what's in here."

"Isabel-"

"Go, or they'll have finished before you get there."

He nodded and left. I walked further until I came to what looked like a tomb. There were five sarcophagus's in the room. The Assassins symbol was on them all. I walked forward and looked at the engraving on the stone.

"Isabella Ferrari. Loving wife and mother." I read.

I saw a woman's face in my mind. She was smiling at me. I shook my head and then moved to the next one. This was in the center of the room. I moved away some dust and looked closely.

"Dante Ferrari. Loving husband and father, Assassin of Firenze."

I now saw a man's face and closed my eyes.

"Luciano! Take your sister! GO NOW!"

"Papa!"

I was starting to get scared. I found Luciano.

"First born son and noble brother. May he rest in eternal peace."

"Isa we must go!"

"My blanket!"

"Isa there is no time! Leave it!"

I remembered a man picking me up and running. I moved to the next one.

"Marco Ferrari, may he always be in our hearts."

"Marco! Take her, I need to go back and help."

"No Luciano! Mother and father would want us to run. To take care of Isabel."

"That's what I'm doing, making sure they cannot follow you. Now go!"

I moved to the last on and dusted off the engraving.

"Sergio Ferrari. Youngest son and beloved brother."

I couldn't deny it any longer. My hand flew to my mouth and I fell to my knees.

"I never wanted you to see this."

I did not look at Volpe.

"We could not give them a proper burial. We did the best we could. This was why I never allowed you to come down here. I didn't want you to know."

"I deserved to know!" I shouted.

I stood up. I was angry now, and hurting. He held up his hands.

"Sergio was the one who brought you to me. I'd known your family for many years. No matter what I said he wouldn't stay. He went back to fight. You were only three years old. We found their bodies later and we made these so they could rest peacefully."

I looked back again and touched my father's sarcophagus.

"Leave."

'Ferrari-"

"I SAID GET OUT!"

I heard him sigh before he left. I started to cry and I fell to the ground.

Ezio's POV

The meeting had concluded, but Isabel had not followed me. I went back in the direction I came and I heard her crying.

"ISABEL!?"

I ran as fast as I could and found her in front of five sarcophagus's. I ran forward and dropped down beside her. She threw her arms around me and cried into my shoulder. I looked at the stone and saw the name 'Dante Ferrari'. My eyes went wide when I realized who that was.

"Oh no…"

I saw her mother's name and the names of her three brothers. Luciano, Marco and Sergio.

"I'll take care of her I swear. She is in good hands Messer Ferrari." I whispered.

I stood up and pulled Isabel up with me. I lifted her into my arms and carried her away. She held onto me and I let her cry. It broke my heart to see her this way.

"Everything will be alright I promise. When Francesco is I'm going to take you home. We're going to take a bit of a break and you will have your time to mourn. I'm so sorry." I whispered.

I carried her out of the catacombs and she asked me to put her down. She laid her hands on my chest.

"There is time, please tell me what happened?"

She sighed and shook her head.

"When we get home." she whispered.

"Alright. Do you want to wait for me there?"

"No. I want to be there when you kill him." she said.

I nodded slowly and went to find La Volpe.