Ezio stands before the confused crowd and declares that all should follow their own path, as he was taught by his mentors … Expand Afterward, the mob takes Savonarola to the Piazza della Signoria to burn him at the stake, but Ezio, believing no one deserves such a painful fate, jumps on to a wooden platform, leaps at Savanarola, and stabs the monk with his hidden blade to spare him the pain.
The mob proceeds to take the monk away, but a Templar courier quickly rushes in to retrieve the Apple Ezio rushes after the guard and reclaims it. He exposes the Apple to bewitch the mob, but Ezio quickly throws a knife at the Piece of Eden and Savonarola drops it. The people become angry and a mob forms outside the plaza, where Savonarola preaches to the mob to disperse. In order to bring about this unrest, Ezio assassinates nine of Savonarola's lieutenants who preach within the city. After meeting with Machiavelli, Ezio devises that bringing unrest to the city will force Savonarola to come out and settle the unrest. Ezio has tracked Savonarola to Florence, where the player can now explore the southern district of the city. Ezio has tracked Savonarola to Bonfire of the Vanities begins in 1497, two years prior to Sequence 14 and nine years after Sequence 12.
Bonfire of the Vanities begins in 1497, two years prior to Sequence 14 and nine years after Sequence 12.