Assassins Creed Syndicate: Erased Memories

Chapter 20

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After the storm passed, in the late afternoon of that day Byron descends from the top of a roof and lands in a puddle. He was in Strand and headed for the assassins' headquarters after another long shift.

Passing the bridge calmly, Byron enters Westminster. He remembers making a short visit to Bigben's Tower hoping to find Genevieve who was left to do today's shift around the whole area ending right there. She was sitting right over the giant clock, but not at the top of the tower as Byron came to realize as he approached the end of the bridge. Then choose to use the rope launcher, climbing the tower until he reaches the girl. He arrives at the floor where Bigben's bell is and walks until he sees a curly head in the wind. Byron had leaned against the arch behind Genevieve, two, three seconds, with arms crossed and with his right leg in front of the left, flexed, in order to create support. There he was admiring all that magnificent landscape during the twilight after a day of intense rain. The streets shone with their numerous scattered spotlights that were reflected in the wet sidewalks. The sun was no longer visible and its colors, in the sky that was preparing to dress in black, were the tracks left by this colossal star, before leaving to illuminate the other side of the world. All of this, accompanied by a fresh but comforting breeze, gave rise to a natural spectacle full of nostalgia. It seemed that the world would end that night, everything was calm and serene in the eyes of Byron, as if there was nothing more to discover yet to acquire, the silhouette of Genevieve fit perfectly in this scenario, with her curly curls following the wind for whatever it went, with her youthful and hopeful way looking towards the horizon.

Byron risks talking, breaking the silence and the moment. "So, are we thinking about our friend Marcus?"

The girl flexes her shoulders as a reflex after hearing Byron unexpectedly, returning to reality. Surprised, Genevieve blushes and responds. "No!" She says, failing to disguise it with one of her typical provocative responses. "You scared me." The girl gets up and heads inside Big Ben's bell wing.

"I finished my shift and came to see if you were still here. I'm sorry if I interrupted your intimate thoughts with Mr. McGee. " Smile.

"I thought we were friends. Friends don't make fun of friends. " Genevieve walks to the arch on the right, if we consider the side of the giant clock as the front.

"On the contrary, they do even more. In fact... "walks to Genevieve" I was just stating facts, my dear friend. "

"Erroneous facts, dear friend." She says looking at Byron over the shoulder. Looking forward, Genevieve points the rope launcher at the building closest to Big Ben.

Byron scratches his ear. "I think you need to repeat that again cause I didn't understand a thing you said." Genevieve fires the rope spear and it stops at a nearby building. Byron makes room for Genevieve to move on but Genevieve makes room for Byron.

"Gents first." And Byron nods, perches on the bow and holds the rope with both hands, giving impulse. As they descended, Byron came across something that caught his eye, a carriage that belonged to Scotland Yard and was about to cross the bridge until his inmate escaped from the back. Two guards chase the man trying to reach him as quickly as possible but he was already very advanced, he quickly disappeared from their tracks. The two guards, helpless, are surprised by further reprimands from their sergeant, who leaves the carriage revealing that he is none other than Frederic Abberline. Seeing what had happened and taking into account the mystifying situation, Byron decided to mention what was happening while he was still coming down.