High-Stakes Negotiation
High-Stakes Negotiations is a memory in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
Description
Ezio Auditore knocks on the door of the Rosa in Fiore and speaks with a courtesan, however, they are interrupted by another courtesan bearing the news that the owner has been captured. Ezio decides to rescue her from the slave traders holding her by paying her ransom, but the men kill her after taking the pouch of florins, prompting Ezio to kill them in return and reclaim his money. Afterwards, Ezio returns to the Rosa in Fiore and is shocked to find his mother and sister there. He renovates the brothel, and leaves Claudia in charge of running the business.
Dialogue
Rescue
- Courtesan: Welcome to the Rosa in Fiore (Blooming Rose), stranger.
- Ezio: Salve (Hello). Would you be kind enough to call the owner for me?
- Courtesan: Madonna Solari is not in.
- Ezio: Do you know where she is?
- Courtesan: I --
A second courtesan runs towards them screaming.
- Lucia: Aiuto! Aiuto! (Help! Help!) Madonna Solari-
- Courtesan: Lucia. We thought you were gone for good!
- Lucia: The men took us on a ship. They released me, but she-
- Ezio: Who took you on a ship?
- Lucia: Slave traders, Messere (Mister). Near Isola Tiberina. They want coin in exchange for her life.
- Ezio: I will get her back.
Ezio Auditore goes to deliver the ransom to the slave traders. Upon arrival at the docks, Ezio sees a slaver holding a knife against Solari's neck.
- Slave trader: Are you here for the whore?
- Solari: Aiutatemi! (Help me!)
- Ezio: I have your money. Let her go.
- Slave trader: No, take it up with Cesare.
The slaver slits Solari's throat, killing her, then orders his men to attack Ezio. Ezio swiftly eliminates all of the slavers and takes his money back.
Reunion
Later, Ezio returns to the brothel to inform the courtesans about the fate of Solari. However, he is surprised to see his mother and sister waiting for him.
- Ezio: Mother? Sister?
- Maria: Ezio. Ser (Sir) Machiavelli said that you might be here.
- Ezio: What are you doing in Roma? Has Firenze been attacked?
- Claudia: No. Or, rather, I do not know. We did not go to Firenze.
- Ezio: Why?
- Claudia: Ezio, we want to help.
- Ezio: I was trying to help you by sending you to Firenze.
- Courtesan: Where is Madonna Solari?
- Ezio: She's dead.
- Courtesan: Merda (Shit).
- Lucia: What now? Will we have to close?
- Ezio: You cannot close. I need your help.
- Courtesan: Messere (Mister), without someone who can run things, we are finished.
- Claudia: I'll do it.
- Ezio: You do not belong here, Claudia.
- Claudia: I know how to run a business. I ran Uncle Mario's for years.
- Ezio: This is different.
- Maria: What alternative do you have, Ezio?
- Ezio: You do this, Claudia, and you are on your own.
- Claudia: I've been on my own for twenty years.
- Ezio: Fine. I intend to repair the brothel. This place is a real mess. And I want your courtesans to find Caterina Sforza.
- Claudia: You can count on us.
Renovations
Ezio Auditore consults an architect regarding the renovation of the brothel. After the renovations are complete, Ezio pays a visit to the brothel.
- Claudia: Welcome to the Rosa in Fiore (Blooming Rose), as you can see, the most popular brothel in Roma.
- Ezio: My money went well invested.
- Claudia: Here I keep a list of the skills taught to my girls.
Claudia points to a board on the wall.
- Ezio: You are not teaching them much.
- Claudia: Think you can do better?
- Ezio: Nessun problema. (No problem.)
- Maria: Ezio, the Borgia make it difficult for Claudia's girls. There are several things you can do to that would aid them...
- Ezio: I will keep that in mind. Anything else?
- Claudia: No. Ezio--
- Ezio: Did you find Caterina?
- Claudia: We are working on it.
- Ezio: Bene. (Good.) Come to see me at Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island) with her location.
Outcome
After Madonna Solari's death at the hands of slave traders, Ezio renovates the Rosa in Fiore and Claudia runs the Guild of Courtesans. Claudia and the courtesans are now allied with the Assassins, and are tasked by Ezio to find Caterina.
Trivia
- To achieve full synchronization, Ezio must not swim.
- Ezio cannot walk over, loot, or carry Solari's corpse.
Gallery
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Ezio informed about Solari. -
Ezio meeting the slave traders on their ship. -
Madona Solari killed by one of the slave trader. -
Ezio defending himself against the attacking slave traders. -
Claudia trying to convince Ezio. -
The brothel during it's repairs. -
The interior after the renovation.
