After learning of the [[Templars]] plan to kill the [[Giovanni Mocenigo|Doge of Venice]], [[Ezio]] informs [[Antonio de Magianis|Antonio]] about this information and they both try to find a way for Ezio to infiltrate the heavily guarded [[Palazzo Ducale]]. They scan the Palazzo from every angle to search for a possible way to sneak in. Finally, after climbing to the top of the [[Basilica di San Marco]] and coming back down, Antonio states that it is impossible for Ezio to go over the gate surrounding the roof and that only birds could get in. That being said, Ezio remembers [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]'s [[Flying Machine]]. He then departs for Leonardo's workshop.
After learning of the [[Templars]] plan to kill the [[Giovanni Mocenigo|Doge of Venice]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] informs [[Antonio de Magianis|Antonio]] about this information and they both try to find a way for Ezio to infiltrate the heavily guarded [[Palazzo Ducale]]. They scan the Palazzo from every angle to search for a possible way to sneak in. Finally, after climbing to the top of the [[Basilica di San Marco]] and coming back down, Antonio states that it is impossible for Ezio to go over the gate surrounding the roof and that only birds could get in. That being said, Ezio remembers [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]'s [[Flying Machine]]. He then departs for Leonardo's workshop.
After learning of the Templars plan to kill the Doge of Venice, Ezio informs Antonio about this information and they both try to find a way for Ezio to infiltrate the heavily guarded Palazzo Ducale. They scan the Palazzo from every angle to search for a possible way to sneak in. Finally, after climbing to the top of the Basilica di San Marco and coming back down, Antonio states that it is impossible for Ezio to go over the gate surrounding the roof and that only birds could get in. That being said, Ezio remembers Leonardo's Flying Machine. He then departs for Leonardo's workshop.
Dialogue
Ezio returns to the Palazzo della Seta to tell Antonio of the plot to kill the Doge.
Rosa: Salute, bello mio. Come stai (Hello beautiful. How are you) You back to see me already?
Ezio: Desolato, mia cara (Sorry, my dear), but I am not here to play. I must speak with Antonio. It's urgent.
Ezio: Carlo Grimaldi and the Barbarigo are in league with the one they call The Spaniard. They're going to murder the Doge and replace him with one of their own. They will have all of Venezia, her entire fleet, in their grasp.
Antonio: And they call ME a criminal!
Ezio: Then you will help me?
Antonio: You have me on your side, brother. And the support of all my men.
Rosa: ...and women.
Ezio: Grazie, amici (Thank you, friends).
Antonio: But, Ezio, I must warn you. It's not going to be so easy this time. Palazzo Ducale is the most heavily-guarded building in Venezia.
Ezio: Nothing is impenetrable.
Rosa: (laughs) This is why we like you, Ezio.
Antonio: Come! Let's go take a look. We'll come up with a plan.
Ezio and Antonio head to the Palazzo Ducale to find a way inside.
Antonio: This business with the Doge...terrible. Though, treachery like this no longer surprises me. When I was a child, we were taught that the nobles were just and kind. I believed it, too. Though my father was only a cobbler and my mother a scullery maid, I aspired to be much more. I studied hard, I persevered, but the nobles would never have me. If you are not born one of them, acceptance is impossible. So I ask you, Ezio: who are the true nobles of Venezia? Men like Carlo Grimaldi and Marco Barbarigo? No! I say we are; the thieves, and mercenaries and courtesans. While we work to save this city and its people, the nobles seek to make it their plaything.
Ezio and Antonio arrive at the Palazzo Ducale.
Antonio: We need to scout the palazzo carefully; see it from every angle. We just might find a way in. I know of a tall Campanille behind the palazzo. Or we might find a way to climb the back of the Basilica. Do you have any ideas?
Ezio: I assume the front door is out?
Antonio: (chuckles) Va bene, we'll try the front door as well, saputello (wise ass).
Ezio and Antonio run to the front door.
Antonio: We're not getting in this way. They'll have time to murder the Doge before we're able to get through all these guards.
