[ Hannibal raises the hand with the knife so that it's up to Ezio's neck—not this throat, but clearly the artery is what he'll be aiming for. He listens, and his response is immediate. ]
Of course. I cannot promise that we'll be able to deliver them. But I'll make sure they aren't destroyed.
[ With the knife poised over Ezio's neck, Hannibal then starts to speak in Italian in a low, quiet voice. It's meant for Ezio, not for any of the people watching, and he gives it both sincerely and in a dialect that's probably familiar for Ezio. Despite the great difference in time between them, Hannibal happens to have a great interest in Florentine art and culture around Ezio's time period, and so he speaks that very old Italian. Though once he's given those rites, he does add just a touch more. ]
Requiescat in pace.
[ Though as soon as he speaks the Latin to end the prayer, Hannibal sinks his knife into Ezio's neck. His grip on Ezio's shoulder tightens, holding him in place as he drags the knife back until it severs the carotid artery with an unsurprisingly surgical precision. Hannibal's expression stays distant even as the blood starts to get on him, but once Ezio starts to lose strength from quickly bleeding out, he'll at least move to lay him down on the ground instead of holding him up. ]
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Of course. I cannot promise that we'll be able to deliver them. But I'll make sure they aren't destroyed.
[ With the knife poised over Ezio's neck, Hannibal then starts to speak in Italian in a low, quiet voice. It's meant for Ezio, not for any of the people watching, and he gives it both sincerely and in a dialect that's probably familiar for Ezio. Despite the great difference in time between them, Hannibal happens to have a great interest in Florentine art and culture around Ezio's time period, and so he speaks that very old Italian. Though once he's given those rites, he does add just a touch more. ]
Requiescat in pace.
[ Though as soon as he speaks the Latin to end the prayer, Hannibal sinks his knife into Ezio's neck. His grip on Ezio's shoulder tightens, holding him in place as he drags the knife back until it severs the carotid artery with an unsurprisingly surgical precision. Hannibal's expression stays distant even as the blood starts to get on him, but once Ezio starts to lose strength from quickly bleeding out, he'll at least move to lay him down on the ground instead of holding him up. ]