Girolamo visits the Rosa in Fiore

In what seems to be a rather uneventful night, Girolamo sits in a private room of the Rosa in Fiore. Next to him is a young courtesan in her 20s.

The two of them are busy kissing each other passionately, enjoying the silence of the room in the otherwise loud and vivid brothel. Except the comfortable couch, on which the couple is overwhelmed with lust, there is a bathtub full of water and an extraordinary collection of flowers. A few torches keeping the light just sufficient enough for them to see each other.

Sometimes the silence is being interrupted by a somewhat louder giggle of another courtesan, or the obnoxious yelling of their drunk benefactors. Cardinals, noblemen, merchants, everyone of importance in Rome will visit the Rosa in Fiore from time to time. With the Borgia influence now gone, this means that the 'Blooming Rose' is now the center of the city's manipulation.

Taking advantage of Claudia's delay, Girolamo is carried away by the pleasure the young courtesan is offering. As they continue to kiss, his hand is busy firmly caressing her bare thigh. Rome's courtesans show as much skin as one can hope in the Pope's capital, and she is no different. A short silk skirt, a leather corset, a pair of sandals, that's all that covers her desirable body.

The courtesan is frisky enough herself when it comes to the likes of Girolamo, an unquestionably handsome young man. Her hand slides beneath his collar, underneath his Assassin robe. She is fondling his chest, eagerly moving down. That encourages Girolamo, who is dragging his hand higher up her thigh, and begins to grope her butt.

As the girl is on the verge of starting to undress the young Assassin, Claudia Auditore, the Madame of the Rosa in Fiore walks in.