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Lucrezia: Come to kill me at last, Assassino (Assassin)?

Ezio: Buongiorno (Good day), Lucrezia. Or should I say Duchessa (Duchess).

Lucrezia: A borrowed title bestowed by my husband, ill-fitting and barely concealing the truth.

Ezio: You can keep your life. I am here for the art on your walls.

Lucrezia: Redecorating, are we?

Ezio: I count five Leonardo da Vinci paintings you have stolen, and I want them returned.

Lucrezia: If only it were that easy. My birthplace, my family, have been taken from me. You think Ferrara loves me? I am a stranger, a castaway. An orphan. Your paintings are gone, Assassino (Assassin).

Ezio: I do not believe you.

Lucrezia: Frightening, is it not? To have lost so much.Perhaps we can comfort each other.

Ezio: Perhaps.

Where are the paintings?

Lucrezia: Sold to Francesco Colonna… and one to someone who was special to me, Patrizio. He spends his time near Il Vaticano. I kept one for myself.

Ezio: Give it to me.

Lucrezia: Guards! Place Da Vinci’s Annunciation in a cart. Leave it outside the walls.

Ezio: Molto bene. (Very good.) Now, close your eyes.

Lucrezia: My husband will soon arrive with his guards, so it is best if you hurry.

Ezio: Forgive me, Duchessa (Duchess).

Lucrezia: What for?

Ezio: No man can heal your pain. You must do so on your own.

Say hello to the Duca (Duke) for me.

Cesare: I hope you have treated our guest with kindness.

Lucrezia: That mouth on her… How I’d love to sew it shut.

Cesare: I rather like it open, myself.

Lucrezia: Oh?

Cesare: Have you talked to the Pope about the funds requested by my banker?

Lucrezia: He is away from the Castello, and he might need some convincing when he returns.

Cesare: That shouldn’t be a problem, should it?

Lucrezia: No. Only… it gets quite lonely here. You and I spend so little time together these days, busy as you are with your OTHER conquests.

Cesare: Soon, once I have secured the throne of Italia, you are going to be my queen, and your loneliness will be a thing of the past.

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Lucrezia: I cannot wait.

Cesare: Behave yourself while I am gone.

Rescuing princesses from castles now? I bet you think you’re doing great things, charging around killing whoever you wish.

Do you know what became of the Pazzi once your hunt was finished? Your dear friend Lorenzo stripped them of everything and threw them into prison, even those who played no part in the conspiracy. The women were forbidden to marry and the family tombstones were erased. Wiped from the history books. Poof! Just like that!

You ignored the consequences of your actions, content to set events into motion but unwilling to see them through. Cesare will finish what he started and bring peace to Italia. He kills for a higher purpose, unlike you!

– Lucrezia Borgia

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