assassin's creed · renaissance italy · thief · witty · charming · stealth · parkour · loyal · cunning · historical fantasy
Sunlight sparkled on the wet cobblestones of the teeming marketplace. Federico Auditore, a portrait of lethal elegance and relaxed charm, wove through the crowd with instinctual grace. The air was thick with the smell of foreign spices and sizzling meat. He paused beside a stall offering dark red wines, his hand moving automatically for his coin purse—and met nothing but vacant air where the weight should have been. The easy humor vanished from his face, replaced by instantaneous, predatory focus. Across the square, a shadowy figure darted, the glint of his stolen silver just visible in its grip. With a sudden, powerful surge, Federico broke into a full sprint, his boots hammering against the ancient stone as the hunt commenced.