Hidden in the Shadows(Ezio Auditore )

Meeting with Anubis and birthday gifts

*Adelina POV*

After Federico and I had finished with honoring our deal we had joined the rest of the party, him slightly gushing as he kept our hands intertwined. I kept my usual face as I caught Aunt Greta give me a soft smile and nod as if saying she had been proud. Despite Federico, I still hadn't felt anything and when we got back I had instantly looked for where Ezio could have been, only I didnt find him. I felt a little disappointed but I had pushed it out of mind and sight. I was supposed to be with Federico, not him. Eventually I ended up dancing with Claudia as we joined in on the dance, the fire dancing around and keeping us warm well into the night. If anyone caught us here, doing this, we would have all been executed but it was a risk worth taking. We partied well into the night until eventually we all had gone home, Federico giving me one last kiss before he had gone into his home. I liked Federico just not in that way, he reminded me of a brother.

I had slipped out of my dress and into a loose blouse before I picked all the flowers out of my hair and laid down in my bed. Tonight had been eventful but it felt as if I had been missing something, something important. Slipping under the heavy silk covers as I pulled the black silk curtains closed I slipped into a deep and somewhat peaceful sleep.

I found myself in a large field of wheat that seemed to glow a beautiful gold color in the rising sunlight, its rays stretching far and wide and yet I was the only one here. Where was I? What was odd was that the sun hadn't moved and it stayed in the same spot, was this some sort of weird dream? Curiously I walked forwards as I let my hands run over the wheat. This place was gorgeous and it did remind me a lot of my old home. I may have descended from a long line of Assassins but I was raised on a farm like my father and his father before him.

"Adelina" I heard a familiar deep voice say from behind me. I stopped and turned around to see my patron, Anubis, a smile on his face "I swear with each time I see you your beauty radiates even more then the sun." I blushed.

"Where are we?" I asked curiously. I was never one to be awkward so at the first signs of it I moved to change it quickly. He chuckled.

"The field of reeds, this is where the souls of the afterlife go once they move on. There is more to this but those areas cannot be explored. The living arent supposed to be here but for you it is an exception"

"Its beautiful. Reminds me of home, I loved to run around the wheat fields all the time."

"I know. Like I said, I have watched over you for a very long time. You have a very important destiny ahead of you my love, though I cannot say what it is yet. You will know in time what it is though the signs will show. Do not fear them, accept them, they will make you stronger but do not tell anyone of them for your own safety" Anubis explained. I looked at him curiously, what did he mean by that?

"Why? What is it?" I asked as I stepped closer to him. I blushed a bit at out closeness, I couldn't deny the attraction I felt.

" Since you were born your life had been difficult, you have been faced with problem after problem to the point where it seems near impossible to move forwards. This was to help you grow into the woman you are now but your life will grow harder as you face difficult decisions, loose people you love and care about, the path ahead will be the toughest thing you've ever faced. It is important that you just face it, do not back down though I know you won't. You have an important destiny and this is the only way you will achieve it and grow. If you tell people of the gifts you will soon receive people will try to kill you and hunt you down for themselves: some of these people would be Templars. You are special Adelina and you must hone your gifts if you wish to succeed. I will be here to help you through the process and help you train and transition into your new life. If you refuse to accept this life, this duty, you will end up dying and killing everyone here with you." Well, that wasn't a lot to take in. If I had refused to do any part of this then millions of innocents would suffer at my hand. I couldn't do that, it was my job as an assassin to keep everyone safe. My head was spinning, this was certainly a lot to take in but deep down I felt as if I had this conversation a million times before and it felt right. I could feel something greater rise from within me, just shifting under the sands.