Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

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Wolves in Sheep's Clothing is a memory in Assassin's Creed II.

Description

Knowing what the Pazzi and the Templars have planned the assassination of the Medici, Ezio sets out to stop this.

Dialogue

Ezio arrives at Santa Maria Novella, and waits for the Pazzi to reveal themselves.

Duomo

• Ezio: There's Lorenzo, and his wife.
  There's Giuliano, Lorenzo's brother. But where is Francesco...?

Francesco de Pazzi and Bernardo Baroncelli break from the crowd and charge at Giuliano.

• Ezio: There he is. Time to strike.

Francesco and Stefano.

Bernardo Baroncelli charges at him;

• Bernardo: Crepa, traditore! (Here, traitor!)

Bernardo slashes Guiliano's throat, he falls and tries to escape but is held back by Francesco. Lorenzo see this.

• Lorenzo: Giuliano! No--!

Stefano da Bagnone stabs Lorenzo in his neck when he turns around to see Guiliano. He falls to the ground helpless.

Francesco and Baroncelli, continue their assualt on Guiliano.

• Gi'u'liano: (pleads) No! In nome di Dio, vi scongiuro! Pietà! (No! In the name of God, I beg you, mercy!)

Bernado Baroncelli, Stefano da Bagnone and Antonio Maffei, flee when Lorenzo makes his stand. However Francesco de Pazzi continues to stab Guliano.

• Francesco: Nessuna pìetà, cane maledetto! Muori! Muori! Muorii ii! (No mercy for you, dog! Die! DIE!)

After killing Guiliano, Francesco charges towards Lorenzo.

Francesco attacks Lorenzo.

• Francesco: Your day is done, Lorenzo! Your entire family dies by sword!

Francesco and his guards surround Lorenzo. Ezio kills most of the guards before confronting Francesco, who is unable to match Ezio in combat and retreats. More of the Pazzi guards surround Lorenzo.

• Lorenzo: Wait... Please. I need help.

Ezio eliminates the remaining guards.

• Lorenzo: You... saved my life.
• Ezio: It's nothing. But the man who did this to you has to pay!
• Lorenzo: Not now... I need help first. To my home. People I can trust there... Can you...?

Ezio agrees to escort Lorenzo de Medici to his home.

• Lorenzo: I'm losing a lot of blood...
• Ezio: Hang on, Signore! I'm moving as fast as I can.

They pass through many Pazzi and Medici guards fighting in small groups.

• Lorenzo: Francesco de Pazzi! I'll kill him ! I'll wipe his entire family from the city! They'll be ERASED!
• Ezio: Quietatevi, Signore. (Be still, sir) Conserve your energy, or I'll be delivering a corpse. We're almost there now...

They reach the back entrance of Palazzo Medici, Ezio knocks on the door.

• Ezio: Lorenzo's been wounded! Aprite la porta! (Open the door!)
• Poliziano: What's the password?
• Lorenzo: Poliziano! Open the maledetta porta!! (fucking door!!)

On seeing Lorenzo, Poliziano opens the door.

• Poliziano: By the Thrice Greatest! Come in. Quickly! The city is at war! Hurry!

Lorenzo requests Ezio's aid.

Ezio and Lorenzo enter the palazzo. Lorenzo sits on a bench nearby and Ezio turns to leave.

• Lorenzo: Wait..
  I am in your debt. Tell me. Why did you help me?
• Ezio: You are not the only one who lost a brother to the Pazzi. My name is Ezio Auditore.
• Lorenzo: Ah! You're Giovanni's son... Your father was a good man. He understood honor, loyalty.

A guard rushes in;

• Guard: The Pazzi thugs are storming the Palazzo della Signoria! We can't hold them off much longer- -
• Poliziano: No! If they get inside, they'll murder all our supporters and put their own devils in power!
• Lorenzo: Then my survival would mean nothing. I have to...

He tries to get up, but realizing that he is too week to do so he requests Ezio.

• Lorenzo: Francesco de' Pazzi... Help save our city, Auditore... Kill him.

Outcome

Lorenzo de Medici loses his brother Guiliano. He request Ezio for his help on learning that he is Giovanni Auditore's son.

Gallery

• 
  Guiliano de' Medici.
• 
  Stefano da Bagnone strikes Lorenzo.
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  Giuliano attacked by Francesco and Bernardo.
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  Ezio protecting Lorenzo from Francesco.