His mind floats to all their time in Paradisa and it comes back with the conclusion that Paradisa has done far stranger and far crueller things than leave dead bodies. Leaving its residents open to death seemed more likely to him than simply striking them dead. Toying with them, like a cat batting around mousetraps instead of the mice.

Ezio casts the door with a dubious look.

“I could climb around from the other side, but it may be swifter to kick it in. Just what do you think we will find?”