Eivor finished investigating the Church of Saint Taurinus and determined that Euphrasia, the "Little Mother" of the church, knew something about the queen Richardis. As she stepped out of the church to journey to Aquila, she spied the St. Taurinus Tavern across the street.
Eivor:They have a tavern. I should see if anyone there knows where to find Little Mother.
Eivor headed across the street to the tavern to gather more information about Little Mother. Outside, she heard soldiers talking.
French Soldier 1:It's painful enough dealing with these zealots, but it's even worse since that nun got her fancy prisoner.
French Soldier 2:Shh! We are not supposed to talk about it. Do you not fear God?
Eivor entered the tavern and spoke with the tavernkeep.
Eivor:Tavernkeep! I'm new here. Can you tell me about Little Mother?
French Man 1:Her deliverance rituals are all these drunkards talk about. Isn't that right, Bastien, you loudmouth sot!
French Soldier 3: (laughs)
French Soldier 4: (laughs)
French Man 1:Take a seat, Northerner! Bastien's buying, and he'll tell you all about it! Right, Bastien?
French Soldier 3:That's me alright! Bastien the Loudmouth. Bastien the Drunk. And let's not forget, Bastien the Drink-buyer, eh barkeep. Sit down, Northerner! I'll buy you a drink too.
Eivor took a seat next to Bastien and other soldiers.
French Soldier 3:You have us at an advantage, Northerner. Where do you hail from?
French Soldier 3:Melun! You're not one of Sigfred's, are you?
Eivor:I'm just passing through, friend.
French Soldier 3:Do not go through Aquila! That's where they take the poor fools for deliverance. They might take you too! (laughs)
French Soldier 4: (laughs)
Eivor:Tell me about Little Mother and her deliverance rituals.
French Soldier 3:I can tell you it's a lot of extra work for us! Since she got her special prisoner, it's worse.
French Soldier 5:Shh! Bastien! We can't speak of God's business!
Eivor:A special prisoner?
French Soldier 3:Someone close to the king, they say. A woman, no less.
French Soldier 5:Mon Dieu! (My God!) Bastien!
French Soldier 3:Ah, but we cannot speak of that lest God hears us. Drink up, my friends! Bastien is buying!
Eivor left the tavern and headed outside, only to hear another conversation.
French Soldier 6:Little Mother just won't let us rest! We are working day and night. I'm barely getting any sleep!
Eivor spoke to the soldiers.
Eivor:I overheard you mention Little Mother.
French Soldier 7:What are you doing listening to people's conversation? Damned Northerner!
Eivor:Easy friend, I am just curious.
French Soldier 7:If you're so interested in Little Mother, you can walk out the back, up the path, and knock on her door!
Eivor traveled the path and came across Little Mother's House. Outside were two more guards.
Eivor:Little Mother's house. I should look around.
French Soldier 8:People say Little Mother is a fanatical, but the truth is she helped me turn my life around.
French Soldier 9:Me too, brother. She was the only one who ever told me the hard truth. I could not deny it.
French Soldier 8:Amen. I wouldn't listen to anyone, but I listened to her. I'm a better man today because of it.
Eivor entered the house and looked around. Eivor found a letter addressed to Little Mother.
Mysterious Letter
Little Mother,
The situation with the king has deteriorated. I have decided the queen's apostasy and interference can be suffered no longer. Her removal has been arranged.
Await at Evreux for further word. Once we have her, she will be brought to you. Take her immediately to Aquila for deliverance.
Our victory is almost in our hands. Do not falter.
Eivor:Little Mother has the queen. The seal on this note is the same symbol I found in Engelwin's room.
Eivor looked around and went downstairs, as she heard a voice.
French Man 2:Submit yourself to God, resist the devil and he will flee. He will flee. He will flee.
Eivor saw a man caged.
Eivor:I will get you out of there.
French Man 2:No! Leave me alone! I have to pray so my deliverance will come. Go away!
Eivor found a note near the caged man.
Dead Man's Notes
4 - LM at Evreux 7 - LM near Paris. Why? 10 - LM again at Evreux 11 - LM gone from Evreux 13 - LM's house still unattended 15 - LM back at Evreux 17 - LM at Evreux 20 - LM still at Evreux. Waiting for something? 22 - A large group arrived at LM's house, then left toward Aquila. The queen amongst them! Could not follow. 22 - Someone is watching me...
Eivor:Says here Little Mother plans to put the queen through a deliverance ritual. Mentions an underground chamber beneath the crypt in Aquila. I need to find that crypt.
Eivor arriving at Aquila
Eivor followed the path southwest from Little Mother's house as it bent along the river, taking her directly to Aquila's northern gate. The guard gave her a stern warning.
French Soldier 10:You're either here for a deliverance ritual or you're on your way to somewhere else. Understand?
Eivor strode into the distrustful town as she planned to kill Little Mother.
Eivor:It would be wise to cover up. The less attention I draw, the easier it will be to find the queen.
Eivor stealthily intruded into the town and heard some comments on her arrival.
French Man 3:Aquila is no place for your kind. Leave.
French Woman 1:There's another poor soul here for that dreadful ritual. Terrible, terrible. God save them.
Eivor eventually heard a child singing near the carcass of a deer.
French Child 1:There was a man who went to bed, the devil got inside his head, deli-vry-ance for him they said, then Little Mother killed him dead.
Eivor speaking to a child
Eivor spoke with the child.
Eivor:Hey there! Who taught you that song?
French Child 1:I made it up myself! It's about the deli-vry-ance they do at the creep. I think they must have delivery-ed this deer too.
Eivor:The creep... you mean the crypt?
French Child 1:Yeah. I see people go there all the time, but I'm not allowed. Mother says the guard will beat me if I go too close.
Eivor:I will have a talk with those crypt guards.
French Child 1:Be careful! Don't talk to Little Mother! She'll give you a de-liv-er-y-ance and you'll end up like the deer!
Eivor infiltrated the town's graveyard across from the crypt entrance. Soldiers searched it while one sat crying into a wine bottle.
French Soldier 11:I've lost my family, my future, and now the key to the crypt as well. The only thing I have left is wine so... santé (cheers)!
French Soldier 12:Keep your voice down! You've made enough trouble tonight. If the captain finds you drinking, you're done. And if he finds that we've lost the key, we're both done. Keep quiet and help me look for it.
Sleuthing around, Eivor found the key near a stone sarcophagus.
Eivor:The guard's key. It must unlock something nearby.
Eivor headed to the locked crypt. Using the key, Eivor followed the path down to the Aquila Sewers.
Eivor:There is a smell of blood amongst the dust, and a taste of iron on my tongue.
Eivor also noted a stone coffin in the center of the room.
Eivor:A Christian sarcophagus. Most are ancient, but this one is new.
Eivor searched the area and found a nun fretting over the current situation.
French Woman 2:This is the queen, no matter what the Bellatores say! Surely Little Mother won't hurt her. It isn't right.
Eivor speaking a nun within the crypt
Eivor spoke to the woman.
French Woman 2:O! You startled me. You are one of the new assistants? Good, that is good.
Eivor:Yes, I have been sent to help.
French Woman 2:You've picked a bad time. They have the queen in there. It doesn't seem right. I ... I don't think I can do it.
Eivor:I will. Tell me what to do.
French Woman 2:Really? Okay, Little Mother needs her knife dipped in sacrificial blood. It is on the table. Then you must take it to her.
Eivor:Alright. I'll prepare the knife and take it to Little Mother. You stay here.
Eivor spoke to her again, who continued to rationalize her involvement.
French Woman 2:I am only helping, it is not like I'm involved in the ritual. I just prepare the knife, and take it to Little Mother. That is all.
Eivor thought to herself.
Eivor:The ritual could get me close to Little Mother without putting the queen at risk.
Eivor took the knife from the table and read the directions.
New Assistant Directions
Most Serious Exhortation to New Assistants
The preparation of the dagger must be performed perfectly. The devil is watching. There can be no error. Assistants who came before have suffered for their carelessness. Therefore be vigilant.
When you enter the preparation room, you are entering a tabernacle of God. Be mindful and do everything in humility or obedience.
Take the dagger and dip its blade into the blood of the sacrifice. No blood must go into the hilt. Once the blade is dipped, do not touch it. It is holy.
Enter the inner chamber with reverance. When I beckon, present the dagger to me with hilt forward. Keep your eyes lowered. Do not speak. Do not look at my charge. Once the dagger is passed, leave quickly and without sound.
Do this, and no harm will befall you. The devil cannot touch you.
- Little Mother
Eivor:The knife is well made, but the edge is dull. It would not cut easily. I need to dip it in the blood.
Eivor found the vessel filled with sacrificial blood and dipped the knife, unlocking a unique opportunity to assassinate Little Mother.
Eivor:The knife is covered in blood. I can use it to get close to Little Mother while keeping the queen safe.
Eivor went to Euphrasia's sanctum, without any preparations. However, the door was locked.
Around the chamber, Eivor looked over at certain instruments of torture.
Eivor:Deliverance seems to come at a high price.
Eivor looked around and noticed a crack low in the wall. Sliding through, Eivor found a key and a letter.
Bellatores Letter
Euphrasia,
Once the queen is secured, you must move quickly. We cannot expect her abduction to remain undiscovered long.
The queen above all others is key to Francia's deliverance. Do not wait for her consent. Do not attempt to reason with her. God himself has delivered her into our hands, and we must fulfill the duty before us. Purge the devil from her completely.
If you are interrupted before the task is accomplished, she must die at your hand. We cannot let her live under the power of evil to influence the king further.
Do not be concerned by the severity of your task. This is the moment for which you were created, and to which God saved you. He has endowed you with unique gifts. Use them now with absolute surety that it is His will for Francia, and for His Kingdom.
Soli Deo gloria,
– Isidore
Eivor:If I attack openly, they could kill the queen. I need to find a way to get close to her without raising suspicion.
Opening the door, Eivor stole into Little Mother's sanctum, where Euphrasia basked in the glory of her duty to perform deliverance upon the queen.
Euphrasia:We have the queen herself! Who would have thought we could reach her so soon? Where is my assistant? I cannot begin without my knife.
Eivor stalked forward and looked over the edge into the sanctum, observing the ritual in progress.
Richardis:This is not the work of God. You know the scriptures, Euphrasia. Where do they instruct you to do such things?
Euphrasia:My instruction comes from God, as you will soon see.
Eivor:That is the queen, and she's being held by Little Mother. Those are her elite guards. Best not to try to take them head on. Maybe I can find a way to distract them.
Eivor scanned around looking for distraction opportunities.
Eivor:If I open the cage in the other room, the guards might leave to investigate.
In the corner, Eivor located a man imprisoned in the cage.
Eivor:Please, get me out of here! They will kill me!
Eivor tried to help but the door was locked. Eivor used Odin's Sight to sense the key in one soldier's pocket.
Eivor:Those guards have the key to the cage. Opening it would create a distraction.
Eivor crept downstairs to pickpocket the key, then went to free the prisoner.
Eivor:Get out quickly, before we're discovered.
French Man 3:Thank God, I could not take any more! I was going to leave my wife, now she is the only person I want to see!
Euphrasia:What was that? Guards, check the cage.
Eivor:I should not be seen.
French Soldier 13:What was all that noise? The cage is open!
French Soldier 14:Merde! The key is gone from my pocket!
Eivor left the area around the cage as Euphrasia sent her guards to investigate.
French Soldier 15:Check the cage!
French Soldier 13:Find the prisoner!
With the soldiers cleared out, Eivor stalked into the ritual area and heard Euphrasia castigate Richardis further.
Euphrasia:When my assistant returns with my knife your deliverance will begin. You should know, your Majesty, I am only God's instrument.
Richardis:Is your knife God's instrument too?
Euphrasia:I can tell you the devils fear it. How they scream at its touch! Is that the devil's fear I see in your eyes now?
Richardis:You mistake faith for fear. You are lost, Euphrasia!
Eivor interacted with her placement.
Eivor posing as the assistant
Euphrasia:Ah, here is my assistant with my knife. We can begin. I am Little Mother, touched by Saint Taurinus, chosen by God.
Little Mother looked to the queen.
Euphrasia:You are just another royal broodmare mated to a king she doesn't love. In your bitterness, you turn him against God. You see, Your Majesty, you can hide nothing from a true servant of God.
Richardis:God himself knows I do not try.
Euphrasia:That is a lie. You speak for the devil now, do you know that? But we will cut him right out of you. Then we will get to the truth, you and God and I. Put your faith in that. Assistant, my knife.
Euphrasia held her hand out for the knife.
Eivor took the dagger and stabbed Little Mother in her left eye.
Eivor stabbing Euphrasia in her left eye
Euphrasia:God! Saint Taurinus! Save me!
Eivor kneed her in the stomach and used her Hidden Blade to stab Little Mother in her abdomen. Little Mother fell dead on the ground.
Little Mother noticed her assistant's actual appearance.
Euphrasia:Who are you! Guards! To me!
Eivor fought against Little Mother and her guards. However, Eivor proved victorious.
Eivor attacked Little Mother and her guards regardless of the numbers against her. Little Mother fought with her own dagger, but Eivor defeated and killed them all.
Richardis giving Euphrasia her last rites
Eivor released Richardis, who knelt by Euphrasia's corpse and delivered her last rites, quoting a passage from the Book of Jeremiah.
Richardis:"I will surely deliver thee... because thou hast put thy trust in me." I am sorry she had to die. She was not always like this, and too young for such bitterness. Your methods are uncompromising, but your coming was God's doing. You are a Northerner, aren't you?
Eivor:I am Eivor of the Raven Clan, and I'm not here because of any god. I am here because your husband, the king, sent me.
Richardis:Charles sent you for me?
Eivor:There is no time. We have to find a way out before we are discovered.
Richardis:I know a way. Follow me.
Eivor followed Richardis.
Richardis:I did not thank you for rescuing me. It was a brave thing to do.
Eivor:It was not bravery. I am only here because I have an agreement with Charles to return you to him.
Richardis and Eivor stopped as rats blocked the way.
Richardis:The plague brought them. The vermin have no shortage of food here.
Eivor dealt with the rats as Richardis led Eivor to the exit, but it was blocked.
Richardis:We are blocked in.
Eivor:The wall is weak.
Eivor broke through the breakable wall and both her and Richardis left into the village of Aquila.
Richardis:You have been used by God today, do not doubt it. But I have to go now. There is somewhere I must be.
Eivor:It was not your God who freed you, it was me. And I did it only to return you to your husband. That is where we're going.
Richardis:You think because you did something, it was not God? God used a donkey once. He can use anyone. Even you.
Eivor:Nevertheless, I am taking you to Charles.
Richardis asking Eivor to follow her
Richardis:It is not me Charles wants. I can trust you. I know it. I perceive God working something strange through you. I will show you what Charles seeks.
Eivor:You could be trying to deceive me.
Richardis:Yes, I suppose I could. But I am not. Do you really not see the strangeness in all this, that it must be God?
Eivor:I see only that your God makes it so you can never be wrong.
Richardis:I like you, Eivor. I can see why God chose you, and why we should be friends. We will go together.
Sometimes, NPCs such as the singing child in Aquila will not load into their appropriate place or may become occupied by a separate task such as sweeping, and thus will not fire their dialogues. Reloading the game far away from their loading area, such as when fast traveling elsewhere, should fix this.
Ordinarily, only the soldier who holds the key and stands back from the other guards can be killed without raising suspicion, even on Master Assassin difficulty. However, on lower combat difficulties such as Saga and Skald, it is possible to save the game, reload, and quickly dispatch the guards one at a time with a Predator bow before pausing the game, allowing an autosave to finish writing with the guard dead. When loading this autosave, the guard will remain dead, but the suspicion state everyone enters upon his death will be reset; they will reload in their original places oblivious to the new corpse next to them.
This is also useful for determining which specific guards have speaking lines, as their closeness and the echoing of the sanctum make it difficult to discern. Of the five soldiers, only the crossbowman and the firebomb thrower have no spoken lines. The soldier who holds the prison key stands back from the other elite guards surrounding Euphrasia. However, when the prisoner is released, the key-holder speaks with the lines not designated to him; the rightmost spear-wielding guard is the one who says "the key is gone from my pocket," and he is not able to be pickpocketed at all, much less for the key. Additionally, picking him off with the above method causes none of the lines to play when freeing the prisoner, and killing the key-holder causes all lines except "Check the cage!" from the middle spear-wielding guard to skip, showing a mutual dependency between the far right guard and the key-holder. Other than this error in assigning lines, this does not affect the progression of the memory.
It is technically possible to hold through the prompt for the Assassination Event with the guards present, however on higher stealth difficulties with shorter discovery windows, this may not be practical. This page has been written with the assumption that all of the memory's secondary dialogues and optional objectives are exhausted in sequence to ensure a flawless assassination.
