Queen Victoria: You have honored us with your loyalty and courage. Long may we strengthen the Empire together!

Jacob: Your Majesty. We will always work to ensure the safety of the people.

Evie: But with the greatest respect, our philosophy forbids us from assisting with the expansion of the Empire.

Perhaps, ma’am, you could consider putting an end to your imperialist desires?

Queen Victoria: I understand and respect your position, bound as you are by your Creed. You will indulge me one final time and receive these gifts.

Goodbye and may God bless the noble Fryes!

Jacob: I don’t suppose you’ll be offered any more cake.

Happy birthday (to me) and the noble Frye twins!

Dickens: Thanks to you, the Ghost Club’s reputation has grown tremendously! We are a beacon of reason in a world beguiled by superstition.

Evie: But I believe we have encountered one genuine spirit.

Dickens: Can you be certain? That’s the question. One might surmise that the spirits that haunt us are simply our deepest fears, manifested as apparitions.

Jacob: Shame. I’ve always wanted to see a ghost. Or a goblin!

Dickens: I propose a toast! To the Ghost Club, and the virtuous twins that have aided it: Miss Evie and Mr. Jacob!

Henry: Do you know, I think this map may be taking us to the Kenway Mansion!

Evie: Kenway? The pirate?

Henry: Master Assassin and pirate, yes.

Evie: How much do you know about the Shroud of Eden?

Henry: It’s said to heal the sick – popular myth is that it brings people back from the dead, but the Assassin records say that’s not true. I’ve never heard of one being in London, though. Do you really think Edward Kenway could have found one?

Evie: He traveled extensively, so it’s possible. But if he did, he kept it a closely guarded secret.

Henry: But if it’s true – what a find it would be.

Evie: Indeed. I’m eager to find out, myself. It’s surprising that you haven’t already searched the Kenway house.

Henry: Edward’s son, Haytham, joined the Templars. When he died, the house passed on to Haytham’s sister.

Evie: And in all your time in London, you didn’t go and have a look around? Weren’t even a little curious?

Henry: Truly, I didn’t expect to find anything there. We’ve no way of knowing how many times the building’s changed hands. I presumed Haytham would have had it stripped bare before he left.

Evie: But if Miss Thorne thinks the Shroud could still be there…

Henry: If there’s a vault, the Templars haven’t found it yet.

Evie: So, the Templars owned a house with Assassin treasures stored in it – and never located them.

Henry: We must be better at hiding things than they are.

Clara: It’s nice to meet you both at last. This is Babylon Alley. Here, we make it our business to know the streets, and provide children with the opportunity to control their own destinies.

Evie: Clara. Mister Green said we might be able to help one another?

Clara: In exchange for our services, we ask a small favour.

Jacob: Why not take a small favour, too?

Clara: There are several factories about the city that are powered almost entirely by child labor. Those children work long hours, with little pay, and most are not permitted even to leave the factory grounds. They suffer terribly. I need you to save them.

Jacob: A small favour?

Clara: In return, we offer you intelligence. Something YOU clearly need.

Jacob: Now hold on a minute-

Clara: I’m late for an appointment. What of these terms?

George: The iron ships from here. The Templar running things is Rupert Ferris, and our target one. Target two is Sir David Brewster, who’s got his hands on a bauble that could ruin us in this wretched war.

George: Oh, right, my mistake. Ladies and gentlemen, the unstoppable Frye twins; see them nightly at Covent Garden!

Evie: George, honestly, I’ve studied the plans of the laboratory and have every route covered.

Jacob: I’ll extend your regards to Ferris.

Evie: Chat later, George, we’ve a train to catch.

Happy birthday (to me and) Jacob and Evie Frye!

Abberline: I thank you for your help in collecting these bounties. I am impressed with all you have accomplished. And I wish you luck with your future endeavors.

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate was released 2 years ago today.