Micheletto Corella is an exceptionally skilled and polished assassin with a unique and strong personal code of conduct.Through the peerless loyalty he has for the master he comes to serve, Cesare Borgia, papal son of Rome, Micheletto finds honor and solace in carrying out all duties for his lord and eminence despite the little interest he has for the Roman Catholic order. As an assassin of fewer words, his decisiveness and tact prove of highest value to his master, transforming the hired killer into a friend and protector of all that is important to Cesare. Though Micheletto cannot read or write which sometimes interferes with his own sense of worth, the street smarts essential to his deadly art hold little flaw. His sense of loyalty over power make Micheletto the most trusted person within the world of power-struggle Cesare finds himself consumed with. Micheletto's ultimate strengths and flaws come from his resistance to love and emotional attachment. As a homosexual, he replaces the hook of love with loyalty, and the feeling of emotion with service. As this coping mechanism serves his profession well, he finds that he is not immune to the ultimate adversary to his shadowy blades and poisons, affection. This affection manifests itself not for Cesare, but for others that interfere with Micheletto's call to serve and protect his master.