It's just fine! Loved the part with Elena's realisation that she really only had the illusion of choice. That was the exact intention. :D

Now things are going along more or less smoothly, though I'm sure there'll be smaller or greater clashes between the characters every now and then still. Even more so because the 'conversion' was somewhat sudden.

Faking death is a great idea! Luciano can also once again do some work with forged letters and the like to make it more believable. And then, everything will be set up for a big surprise for the Assassins. Though I still wonder what that might be... Any ideas?