Assassins Creed Syndicate: Erased Memories

Chapter 47

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Gertrude had her head resting on Wilfred's elbow as she watched Audwin's coffin being buried in the earth. Her eyes hold no tears, Gertrude wept for her husband who had created great bonds of complicity. Harriet was also crying holding a handkerchief. Wilfred was witnessing his father's burial, introspective in the coffin, he was not able to shed a tear because he still found all this a dream, behold, something catches his attention, an inhospitable presence, looks up and sees an image in the background high-top hat and modern coat, it was Jacob who seemed to wait outside the perimeter of the funeral. The coffin was going down until it landed on the ground, Gertrude held a piece of land and threw it over the coffin, the gravediggers began to bury the coffin by depositing soil on top of it. Wilfred holds his mother, but turns to Harriet when they leave and tells her. "Harriet, can you hold on to mom? I need to speak to someone. "

"Yes." Harriet smiles, it was as if at that moment the two brothers had a moment of solidarity. Wilfred leaves his mother in Harriet's arms and goes on his way to Jacob. Jacob receives him smiling, still aware of the argument between the two that had made them stop seeing each other for two weeks. When Wilfred approaches Jacob's enthusiasm was evident, with two fingers Wilfred tells him to follow him, he didn't seem to be very happy, Jacob follows him and the two go to an alley, when they arrive Wilfred unloads everything he was feeling these past two weeks. "So now you remember me?"

"Wilfred, I came for a reason, I am your friend, I wanted to support you."

Wilfred pushes Jacob. "So what about the other days when we were separated ?! I was not well either! My father died and I needed a confidant, I needed you, but you weren't there! "

"I was selfish I know."

"You were more than selfish, you only thought about yourself! Let your interior come out and you made it surpass you. I've been alone a lot these past days! Very lonely!" Wilfred calms down and takes a deep breath.

"Shall we have a drink?" Wilfred nods.

At the bar the two were sitting on two chairs by the counter, Jacob had never seen Wilfred so eager for his drink, it was his third pint of beer.

"Wilfred, maybe you better not ask for the fourth."

"Just for today, please! Have you seen how I am, have you seen my life? "

"Fine." Jacob turns to the bartender. "One more."

"You are a good friend Jacob, in fact you are the best friend I have ever had." He approaches Jacob by placing a hand on his shoulder. "Even more so since we were already so intimate towards each other." Laughs. He turns to the person next to him. "Did you know, look, did you know that me and this guy here already ..."

Jacob holds Wilfred. "Okay, we better get home." For the bartender. "You can forget the fourth after all." He takes money out of his pocket. "Here you are, thank you." Jacob drags Wilfred out into the street and the two go to his home.

They arrive at Belgravia, Wilfred wanders through the streets, Jacob chased after trying to guide him. They approach the door and Wilfred goes up the stairs.

"Are you sure you don't want help?"

"No, I can do this." Wilfred holds the keys and tries to open the door, again and again unsuccessfully, dropping them at last, tries to catch them but falls off balance and ends up sitting on the floor before he could fall, he was so vulnerable that he started to cry .

"Oi, Wilfred!" Jacob tries to calm him down. "Can you look at me?"

"I am alone, in this dark and dark world, I am alone."

"Wilfred, look at me please." Wilfred sobs. "Shit! Why would you be alone? We are all here to help you. " Wilfred stops crying for a few seconds and looks at Jacob. "You have your mother and your sister, you have us, the Rooks, the assassins." Jacob waited for a reaction from Wilfred, not seeing this went on. "Juliet, Genevieve, Byron, McGee. For God's sake, you even have Henry and my sister if you want. You have everyone here to help you, and above all you have me. " Wilfred looks at Jacob who smiled at him tenderly, things seemed calm at that moment but behold a dark thought invades Wilfred's head. What if his brother broke into the headquarters of the assassins and killed them all, taking over London and its security? Without them he will have greater access to the apple, what if that happened? His eyes open. Like an automaton Wilfred holds the key and gets up.

"See you tomorrow Jacob." Wilfred holds the key, this time firm, and opens the door.

"Wilfred wait!" But he had already closed the door before Jacob could intervene leaving him helpless. Jacob heads for headquarters, has for Wilfred, he was leaning against the door of his house on the floor crying for an uncertain future.