All Things Come to He Who Waits

All Things Come to He Who Waits is a memory in Assassin's Creed II.

Description

Ezio learns from Rosa about a ship returning from Cyprus. He heads to the Arsenal Shipyard to investigate. He follows a courier into the city and discovers that Rodrigo Borgia is also in Venice.

Dialogue

Ezio is seated on a bench. Rosa approaches him.

• Rosa: There you are, Ezio. Why so serious?
• Ezio: It's my birthday.
• Rosa: Davvero (Really)? Cento di questi giorni (Happy birthday). That's wonderful!
• Ezio: Is it? It's been over ten years since I watched my father and brothers die. Ten years hunting the men responsible. I'm so close to the end now, but....no closer to understand what any of it was for.
• Rosa: You may not see it, Ezio, but it's better here now because of the things you've done. Basta (Enough). Look, here. I have a birthday present for you. It's L'Arsenale's shipping manifest, from the day the boat left.
• Ezio: The boat to Cyprus? You're serious?
• Rosa: And guess when it's scheduled to return? Tomorrow.

Leonardo approaches Ezio.

• Leonardo: Ezio!
• Ezio: Leonardo?! When did you get back?
• Leonardo: Just now. I need to talk to you. Right away.
• Rosa: Go on. Have fun, boys.
• Ezio: This better be good.
• Leonardo: Oh, it is! It is! Walk with me. Stay close.

Ezio and Leonardo walk through Venice.

• Leonardo: These last two codex pages...I was studying the copies. I don't know why I never saw it before! But when put together, I realized the markings on the back clarify into words. Here: "The Prophet will appear when the second piece is brought to the floating city."
• Ezio: Prophet...? "Only the prophet may open it....two Pieces of Eden..."
• Leonardo: What are you saying? Ezio, what is this?
• Ezio: We've known each other a long time, Leonardo. If I can't trust you, there is nobody. My uncle Mario spoke of it long ago. A prophecy hidden in the Codex.....leading to an ancient vault that holds something....very powerful.
• Leonardo: Grandioso (How grand). But, if you took these pages from the Barbarigo, then maybe they know about this vault too. That's not good.
• Ezio: Wait...what if that's why they sent the ship to Cyprus? To find this...Piece of Eden...and bring it back to Venezia.
• Leonardo: "When the second piece is brought to the floating city..."
• Ezio: "...The Prophet will appear...only the prophet can open the vault..." My God! When my uncle told me about the Codex I was too young, too brash to imagine it was anything but an old man's fantasy! But now I see....the killing of Mocenigo....even the Medici....my father and brothers....it was all part of his plan! To find the vault...the Spaniard!
• Leonardo: Rodrigo Borgia.
• Ezio: The boat from Cyprus arrives tomorrow. I plan to be there to meet it.
• Leonardo: Good luck, my friend.

They depart. The next day Ezio finds the boat returning from Cyprus and sees a guard carrying the Piece of Eden off the boat and giving it to another guard. He then sees his uncle watching as well.

• Ezio: Uncle Mario...? Where are they taking it?

Ezio follows the courier carrying the Piece of Eden. He reaches a checkpoint.

• Guard: The Maestro awaits. He will not suffer mistakes. Package it correctly. Do it now.
• Ezio: The Spaniard's here?! That changes things. If I can infiltrate this group...take the place of the courier....they'll lead me right to the figlio di puttana (son of a bitch).

Ezio assassinates the courier and takes his place.

Outcome

Ezio assassinates the courier and uses his armor as a disguise.

Gallery

• The courier receives the artifact.
  The courier receives the artifact.
• The courier is given instructions
  The courier is given instructions
• Ezio suits up
  Ezio suits up