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Year 1476	By : Khalessi Category: +A through F > Assassin's Creed Views: 3778 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Day 105
I had arrived in Florence sooner than expected. You see the captain of the guard would not be back for another day or so, since he had traveled on foot to deliver the letter to Mario. The ride was long and bumpy, and at one point we had to stop and water the horses. After 12 days of being on the road, we reached our destination, and was looking forward to a nice hot meal.
The brothel in question was small, and it didn’t look to pleasing to the eye. However, when we got closer, there was a man with two or more Courtesans surrounding him. This brothel looked promising, and I was hoping that during our stay here, my girls could get a couple of nights pay.
A couple of the girls left the man’s side, and went into the brothel. In no time, and very beautiful, caramel skinned, green eyed woman came out to great us.
“My name is Catalina, and I run this brothel. How may I help you?” She said in a stern voice.
“I am Victoria from Monteriggioni, and I am here to see you.” I said
“Ah, Victoria, please come in. How rude of my girls to make you stand out here for so long. If I would have known this, you would have already been taken to your room, and shown around.” She said while walking towards the check-in counter. Catalina looked at the book-keep and said, “Put these ladies in room C please. They have had a very long journey, and need some rest.” The young lady nodded her head, and the next thing I knew she was gone.
“Is there something I need to know about room C?” I asked.
“Room C is only for another Madam. You see madam rooms are bigger, and can hold a lot more people if need be. I have mine which is located down the hall to your left, and then I have an extra one, that is right across from mine. This is where you will be staying while you are here.” She chimed in.
“I appreciate what you are doing for my girls and I.” I said.
“Come. We must put your things away, and go the dining hall to eat. There is much to discuss, and I don’t think this is the place for such a discussion.” She stated.
“After you.” Is all I could say.
I was still in awe of how the outside of the brothel looked compared to what it looked like inside. Catalina showed my girls and I to our room, and as the girls and I were un-loading our things, Catalina said, “As soon as you are done here, I request your appearance in the hall. Only you Victoria. Your girls may work the next few days, charge free. Whatever florins they receive, stay within their own pockets.”
I thanked her for such an offer, and I knew that I must repay her for her hospitality.
As Catalina and I made our way to the dining hall, I started to think of my brothel and how I longed to be home. I looked at Catalina for reassurance, but there was nothing there. She just walked in silence, and kept looking forward. As for me, I kept look all around, and maybe that was a mistake. There was one room that we passed, and there were no doors attached to it at all. There were many of woman whom were undressed, and one man. I wasn’t sure of what I was really looking at, but I felt my cheeks start to flush from the image, and I hurried to look away. This would have been something that I would have wanted to ask my mother about. However, she was no longer with me, so I would have to either ask Maria, or just keep my thoughts to myself. I again tried to steal a glance from Catalina, but to no avail. By the time I heard her say something, we had already reached the dining hall, and from the looks of it, the cook had already made a meal.
“Victoria, please have a seat. There is much to tell you, and very little time to take it all in.” Catalina said. “I have been an assassin for over 29 years. I have watched some of the best assassin pass away peacefully, or others die of a painful death. There is no going back once you take that first step as an assassin. Do you understand?” She asked
“Not really.” I stated.
I wanted to be honest with her, and I also wanted to hear all what she had to say. I mean the last time I was being informed of something, I wasn’t even paying attention and the next thing you know, I was moved from my home.
“If you meet this captain, you kill this captain, and you get what you came for. You have signed your life over to the assassin’s, and have sealed your fate. As soon as that dagger you carry, meets the skin of a Templar, you are no longer safe, unless you hide and keep un-noticed.” She continued. “Having the brothel is a great way to stay un-noticed. You can mingle in with the girls, and they can always be the ones to help you hide.” She stopped, and watched as the food was being delivered.
“Now Victoria, you will not be doing most of the things that assassin’s do. However, you will be their informant. When Templars are in the area, and you hear news of their whereabouts, you inform the assassin that is in your location. You then make sure to entice the Templar with money, wine and woman. I have found that in 29 years, a man has a hard time saying no to one of these or all of these.” She looked at me, and smiled.
“I can agree with you about the money, wine and woman. I came here knowing that I will either succeed or fail. My only thought at this moment, is how my parents must have suffered at the hands of those men. So if I kill this Templar, I am okay with the part of sealing my fate.” I said more sternly than usual.
Catalina smiled at me, and continue to eat without saying another word. The environment in the room had changed from serious, to peacefulness. She and I finished our meals and headed to our rooms for the night. As we got closer to the rooms, Catalina turned around and looked at me. “Victoria, tomorrow you and I will start your training. You will not go outside, you will not eat with your girls, and of course you will not sleep until you understand everything that I have taught you for that day. Is that clear?” She asked me more forcefully.
“Yes. I do understand.” Was all I could get out at that moment. Catalina then said goodnight and headed into her room. I then turned around and looked at the door that was to be my room. If I was to not see my girls, then where were they going to stay? Would Catalina’s girls treat them with kindness, or will I hear the opposite from them when I finally get to see them.
As my thoughts were running around in my head, I stepped into my room. The smell of jasmine and sage burning in the hall, a nice hot hearty meal, some wine, and a nice hot bath that was drawn for me, should help calm my thoughts down. It was as if I found a new place of hope, and I just wanted to hold onto that feeling for just a little while longer.
“Miss. You have fallen asleep in the tub.” A voice said to me
I woke to see a female not any older than 14 standing next to the bathtub holding a towel and smiling. I stood up, and she wrapped the towel around me. I got dressed into my night gown, got into bed, and closed my eyes. It all felt like a dream. A dream that I didn’t want to wake up from.
The next day I met up with Catalina, and the training started. She would hit me with a yard stick if I wasn’t standing correctly, or smiling a certain way. I was forced to put on a dress that was 2 sizes too small, walk around in it, talk in it, and not sound out of breath. There was also the cheek pinching that caused my face to turn red, and not the nice color of pink I was use too. After what seemed like days of this torture, now it was time to learn how to disarm an angry attacker. What was I getting myself into?
The stable boy from down the street came into the dining hall. Catalina had the servants move the table and chairs, and make an empty spot where me and the stable boy could practice. Practice what, I had no clue? I thought all that I had done earlier in the day was my practicing. The stable boy came towards me and bowed. “I am truly sorry for any harm this may cause you.” He stated.
Hours went by, I could feel a pinch in my ribs, and I was out of breath. I could hear Catalina yelling at me, “Stand up straight, stop breathing that way, and look more lady like.” There was more, “You need to grab the dagger with the other hand, if you move in that matter, he will kill you, and why would you even do that? Soft and gentle like a flower. Are you not listening?” Oh I was listening alright, but at that moment, did I care?
That night instead of a hot bath, there was ice cubes, and I was to sit within them for what seemed like hours. “Excuse me, where is the hot water?” I asked.
“You are hurt, no? The madam wished you to have a cold bath, so that there will be little bruising.” The young girl said.
“Oh, I see. More torture.” I said with a sigh.
That night I laid in my bed. I looked up at the ceiling, and wondered what my parents would have thought of all my actions lately. I know that their letter stated that they were proud of me, but were they proud, or were they just saying that. I also thought about Maria. How was she holding up at the brothel? I wonder if we totally lost the brothel and all the girls?
I woke up early that morning, and went out to my balcony. I stood there on the balcony, with my blanket wrapped around me, and smelling freshly fallen rain drops. I took a deep breath in, and started to get nervous. Today the captain of the guard would be here, and he will choice which girl he would like for the night. Catalina had called on me earlier, but the fear I was experiencing kept me in my room for a little while longer.
“I trust you slept well.” Catalina said while sipping on her tea, and looking straight at me
“To tell the truth, no I did not sleep well. I kept playing all the different types of scenarios that could possibly happen.” I said while clearing my throat.
“No matter which scenario you go with just make sure that the job gets done.” She said this firmly, and then excused me with a flick of her wrist. Did she just do that? Did she truly treat me like one of her girls? What was the meaning of this?
I gathered my girls and we headed to the bathhouse. The many of smells of flowers and incents made my head swirl with thoughts of the past. Therefore, I came here, therefore I mustn’t fail my mission.
Dress was put on, and tightened, hair was laced up with some fabric to keep it out of my face, pinching to my cheeks so that the color of rouse would be upon them, and then some type of oil placed onto my lips to make them look shiny.
Catalina came into my room, closed the door and said, “He is here. I can only protect you in this brothel, however, as soon as you walk out that door, you are on your own.” As she said this, I took a deep breath in, and then stood up. “I am ready.” I walked past Catalina, and grabbed the little vile that was on the dresser. The numbing liquid that Maria gave me. Now is the best time to take it. I removed the cork, placed the vile to my lips and tipped the contents into my mouth. Now is the time.
Catalina, extends her right arm out for me to grab, and I loop my left arm under her right and hold lightly. We walk do the corridor that heads to the main lobby of the brothel. Of course, she and I are talking, and as soon as we walk in all eyes turn our way. I bring the fan in my right hand up to my face, and spread it out. I look right near the door, and there stood a man tall, eyes of blue like the sky on a summer day, skin that has been sun-kissed by the Greek gods, and his hair hung loosely around his face. I have seen this man once before.
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