A Warm Welcome

A Warm Welcome is a memory in the Battle of Forlì downloadable content pack for Assassin's Creed II.

Description

After Ezio Auditore da Firenze is initiated into the Assassin Order, he is tasked to protect the Apple of Eden. His uncle, and fellow assassin, Mario Auditore suggests to take it to the fortified city of Forlì, as its Countess, Caterina Sforza, is their ally.

Ezio travels to Forlì along with Niccolò Machiavelli. Upon arriving, they discover that the city has been taken over by the Orsi brothers in search of the map drawn by Girolamo Riario, which revealed the locations of the Codex pages. Ezio accompanies Caterina and Niccolò to the closed city gates, where Caterina suggests that Ezio enter the city through an old tunnel.

Dialogue

Upon arriving at Forlì, Ezio sees Caterina along with Niccolò.

• Caterina: (upon seeing Ezio) Well, well, look who it is.
• Ezio: Madonna.
• Caterina: I thought when we met you were a bit special. But, an Assassin, hmmm?

Ezio conversing with Machiavelli and Caterina.

Ezio begins to walk with Niccolò and Caterina.

• Caterina: Walk with me, caro (darling). You're going to love Forlì! The cannons in the cittadella alone go back a hundred years. The artifact will be quite safe there.
• Ezio: Forgive me, but I've never heard of a woman ruling her own city before. It's very impressive.
• Caterina: Well... It was my husband's before, of course. He died.
• Ezio: Oh. I'm sorry.
• Caterina: Don't be. I had him killed.
• Ezio: Oh...
• Niccolò: We discovered Girolamo Riario was working for the Templars. Making a map of the locations of the remaining Codex pages.
• Caterina: I never liked the goddamn son of a bitch anyway. He was a lousy father, boring in bed, and a pain in my ass.

Niccolò notices some civilians running away from the city.

• Niccolò: Look--
• Caterina: Oh no...

Caterina stops a civilian.

• Caterina: Aspetta! (Wait!) What's happening?
• Civilian: They came as soon as you left the city walls, Signora. The city is under attack.
• Caterina: What?! By who?
• Civilian: The Orsi brothers, Signora.

Caterina turns to Niccolò and Ezio.

• Caterina: Aw, sangue di Guida! (God damn it!)
• Ezio: Who are the Orsi?
• Caterina: The same canagli (rascals) I hired to kill my husband!
• Niccolò: It's the Spaniard of course. The Orsi have no world view bigger than their purse.
• Ezio: But how could he know where we were taking the Apple - before we even knew?!
• Niccolò: Because they're not here for the Apple, Ezio. They're after Riario's map.
• Caterina: Basta (Stop) with your map, Niccolò! My children are inside! Oh, porco demonio! (Oh, fucking hell!)

Ezio, Niccolò and Caterina begin to run towards the city. They meet some opposition on the way, but quickly take them out. The group reaches the gate to the city.

• Caterina: They're already inside! Double-crossing bastards!
• Ezio: Is there another way into this place?
• Caterina: Aspetta... (Wait...) Perhaps, yes. There's an old tunnel under the western wall from the canal.
• Ezio: Bene. (Got it.) I'll be right back.

Ezio opens the gate.

Ezio begins to make his way to the tunnel, while Caterina starts screaming curses at the Orsi brothers.

• Caterina: Hey! You! Yeah, I'm talking to you, you spineless dogs! You occupy MY city!? MY home!? You think I'm going to stand here and do nothing about it? How about I come up there and rip your balle (balls) off? What kind of men are you? Doing the bidding of your masters for loose change! You're not afraid of me? You will be when I come up there and cut your head off, piss down your necks and shove your faces up my fica! (cont!) I'll stick your balle (balls) with a fork, and toast them over my kitchen fire! How's that sound?
• Caterina: (When Ezio gets close to opening the gates) You laugh? You wouldn't if I was a man. You think I won't do it, just because of THESE?! Le tette! (Tits!) Le mie tette! (My tits) I bet you want to touch them, don't you? You wish you could touch them, you wish you could lick them? Don't you? Well, come down here and give it a try, like a man... And I'll kick your balls so hard they'll fly out of your nostrils! Lurido branco di cani bastardi! Tornatevene a case, se non volete finire impalati sulle mura della mia cittadella. Ahhh! Ma forse e per questo che non vi decidete a uscire. Gia, scommette che lo gradireste assai un bel palo di quercia su per il culo. (Vile pack of bastard dogs! Go back to your kennel, or I'll have you all impaled along my citedal walls. Ahhh! But maybe this the reason you are not leaving. Yes, I guess you'd really enjoy a long oaken pole up your asses.)

Ezio enters Forlì through the tunnel and opens the gate.

• Caterina: Ezio! You did it! Seguimi! (Follow me!)

Outcome

Ezio succeeds in opening the gates to the city.