Hidden in the Shadows(Ezio Auditore )

What are you up to?

*Ezio POV*

        I twirled the leather-bound book in my hands, the pages fraying just a bit. Wolfram von Eschenbach had been engraved on the cover underneath the title Parzival. I had never heard of this book before but according to Madeleine it had been a poem written from 1170- 1220 in the middle ages. How one of the merchants had gotten their hands on this was beyond me but I was grateful they had this. Adelina would love this, especially because this had all been written in German and I couldn't understand a lick of it. Good thing I had her as a translator, I had come to enjoy hearing her read to me, sometimes it had put me to sleep. Hopefully I didnt fall asleep though seeing as it was getting late and I actually wanted to talk to her and hear another poem.

     I couldn't help but wonder if she had been starting to get sick as I noticed she had been more tired then she usually had. It could have been stress as well and seeing she had been hell bent on avenging her family I knew she was overworking herself. It didn't help my father, Lorenzo, and Greta had been using her to run errands and other things as well. Especially now with those two men that came today and asked for her to train them and she took them in instantly woth no hesitation, did she know them? I wasnt to sure but I would keep a close eye on them. The weird part about it though was that what they wore was nearly identical to Adelina's robes just less grand and less embroidery. We're they part of a group? Smiling at the book in hand I had been hoping to at least get some reading done with her before that party tonight as I wanted to make up for lost time.

      "You bastardo!" I heard a very familiar voice snap. Vieri. I groaned as I looked up to see a pissed of Vieri rush towards me, his face still bruised and swollen from when Adelina got ahold of him and it didnt help that he looked like a rag doll. He grabbed ahold of my shirt with both fists and tried pushing me into the wall only to fail as I stood my ground and shoved him off of me as I gave him a warning glare "where is she Auditore"

     "Where is who?" I snapped back quickly. He snorted as he rolled his eyes.

     "Dont play dumb with me you arrogant ass, you know exactly who im talking about" Vieri hissed as he narrowed his eyes at me.

     "I have no idea what you're talking about De'Pazzi but I had nothing to do with it. Now if you'll excuse me I have a Bella Donna to meet" I said as I went to talk away only for him to step in front of me, not backing down.

     "Where is my sister, I know you have her" Vieri snarled. I looked at him as if he had grown a third head, what the hell, he couldn't seriously think I had something to do with his sister? This was getting out of hand and I wasnt going to put up with much more of it. About a week ago rumors had gone around saying that the reason the city hadn't seen Vieri's sister Viola was because she had been sick but if he was coming to me asking where she was then that meant they were hiding her disappearance and something really happened to her.

     "Idiota" I grumbled as I shook my head "I have no idea where your sister is, why the hell would you think I would have her. What purpose could I possibly get from taking your sister?"

     "You're the biggest man whore here Auditore, that's why" He retorted.

     "Dont be upset with me because girls let me between their legs willingly and you have to force yourself on them to get there. That doesn't mean I have anything to do with your sister and as beautiful as your sister is I would never do something so ridiculous"

    "Something's different about you" Vieri said as he eyed me, looking at me as if he were trying to figure out a puzzle. With each second I stood here I grew more annoyed, baffled as to even think why he would assume I had anything to do with his sister.