Laura
Laura (born 1820s) was the owner and innkeeper of a villa near Lake Como, Italy, in the mid-19th century.
Biography
Not much is known about Laura's past, but she happened to be in her thirties by 1854, owned a German Shepherd, and ran a villa in northern Italy.[1]
In the autumn of 1854, Laura welcomed a guest, "Jack Straw", into her villa. After Straw ran out of money, she allowed him to stay at the villa in exchange for upkeeping and maintenance around the villa. Due to the villa's guest list being small, both Laura and Straw spent time together alone. Weeks passed and they fell in love with each other.[1]
Once spring came along, Laura and Jack saw a new guest, Oliver Fraser, arrive and stay within her villa. On the day of Fraser's arrival, Laura rushed everyone inside as a storm came. During the storm, Laura heard a loud knocking and welcomed a second guest, a cold and damp Felice Orsini, into her villa. While Fraser tended to Orsini, Laura spoke with Straw about their second guest as they agreed to house him for the night.[1]
That night, Laura and Straw accompanied their guests and drank with them before going to bed. The next morning, Laura heard soldiers banging at the villa's doors. Laura followed Jack's lead as she distracted the soldiers at the main entrance. In an instant, as Straw killed the first man, Laura gagged the second soldier with a scarf before Straw killed him too. Laura then went to speak with the remaining two soldiers in the back, keeping up the impression that nothing had happened until they left.[1]
After dealing with all the soldiers, they cleaned up as Laura told Orsini to leave immediately. After the cleanup, Laura served herself, Fraser, and Straw whiskey and cheered for helping Orsini. However, things turned serious as they heard the name, the Magus, uttered by Fraser about Orsini's escape. Looking at Jack, Laura knew that her love had to leave her.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot (mentioned only)
References