A Warm Welcome

A Warm Welcome is a memory in the Battle of Forlì DLC pack for Assassin's Creed II.

Description
After Ezio Auditore da Firenze is initiated into the Assassin Order, he is tasked to protect the Apple of Eden. Mario suggests to take it to Forlì, as its Countess, Caterina Sforza, is their ally.

Ezio travels to Forlì along with Niccolò Machiavelli. Upon arriving, they discover that the city has been taken over by the Orsi brothers in search of the map drawn by Girolamo Riario, which revealed the locations of the Codex pages. Ezio accompanies Caterina and Niccolò to the closed city gates, where Caterina suggests that Ezio enter the city through an old tunnel.

Dialogue

 * Caterina: (upon seeing Ezio) Well, well, look who it is.
 * Ezio: Madonna.
 * Caterina: I thought when we met you were a bit special, but an Assassin, hmm?

Ezio begins to walk with Niccolò and Caterina.


 * Caterina: Walk with me, caro (darling). You're going to love Forli, the cannons in the cittadella alone go back a hundred years. The artifact will be quite safe there.
 * Ezio: Forgive me, but I've never heard of a woman ruling her own city before. It's very impressive.
 * Caterina: Well... It was my husband's before, of course. He died.
 * Ezio: Oh. I'm sorry.
 * Caterina: Don't be. I had him killed.
 * Ezio: Oh...
 * Niccolò: We discovered Girolamo Riario was working with the Templars. Making a map of the locations of the remaining Codex pages.
 * Caterina: I never liked the goddamn son of a bitch anyway. He was a lousy father, boring in bed, and a pain in my ass.

Niccolò notices some civilians running away from the city.


 * Niccolò: Look--
 * Caterina: Oh no.

Caterina stops a civilian.


 * Caterina: Aspetta! (Wait!) What's happening?
 * Civilian: They came as soon as you left the city walls, Signora. The city is under attack.
 * Caterina: What?! By who?
 * Civilian: The Orsi brothers, Signora.

Caterina turns to Niccolò and Ezio.


 * Caterina: Aw, sangue di Guida! (God damn it!)
 * Ezio: Who are the Orsi?
 * Caterina: The same canagli (rascals) I hired to kill my husband!
 * Niccolò: It's the Spaniard of course. The Orsi have no world view bigger than their purse.
 * Ezio: But how could he know where we were taking the Apple - before we even knew?
 * Niccolò: Because they're not here for the Apple, Ezio. They're after Riario's map.
 * Caterina: Basta (Stop) with your map, Niccolò. My children are inside! Oh, porca demonio! (Oh, fucking hell!)

Ezio, Niccolò and Caterina begin to run towards the city. They meet some opposition on the way, but quickly take them out. The group reaches the gate to the city.


 * Caterina: They're already inside! Double-crossing bastards!
 * Ezio: Is there another way into this place?
 * Caterina: Aspetta... (Wait...) Perhaps, yes. There's an old tunnel under the western wall from the canal.
 * Ezio: Bene. (Got it.) I'll be right back.

Ezio begins to make his way to the tunnel, while Caterina starts screaming curses at the Orsi brothers.


 * Caterina: Hey! You! Yeah, I'm talking to you, you spineless dogs! You occupy MY city!? MY home!? You think I'm going to stand here and do nothing about it? How about I come up there and rip your balle (balls) off?

Ezio enters Forli through the tunnel and opens the gate.


 * Caterina: Ezio! You did it! Seguimi! (Follow me!)

Outcome
Ezio succeeds in opening the gates to the city.