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connor (ratonhnhaké:ton)

eleventh. written.

Today I have been in this place for a year. There is still much I do not understand about its ways as well as the ways of the people who live here, including all of you. There are times where I think I am adjusting, where I think I am understanding, but then something happens and it is clear that I am not.

I am not sure if I will ever understand.

[friends + Assassins]
There is a man here now by the name of Haytham Kenway. Treat him as genially as you like, but I warn you not to trust him. - Connor

[Assassins + Maria Thorpe - Edward Kenway]
He is a Templar. I do not ask for favours lightly, but I will ask you this: Do not kill him for this fact only; there is no point in this world. - Connor

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What makes him untrustworthy?

He is a liar and a manipulator. He is from my world and my time; this is not a man I simply met the other day and decided to warn against.

Okay, but what has he done? What is he going to do? At this point, it is just your word with no evidence.

You are quick to trust someone you have just met over me.

I don't trust him. I do not know him. But I will not distrust him based on the words of someone who cannot even tell me why I should not trust him.

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It is not in my nature to lie. You must only believe me when I say he is not to be trusted.

[He's not sure if Ezio or Kidd will give him shit for divulging secrets, so he jots a filter.]

He is a Templar. He all but destroyed the Colonial Brotherhood, save my Mentor, and ordered the burning of my village. Do not trust him.

[Honestly, Molotov isn't entirely sure there's anyone left in the castle who hasn't heard Ezio talking about Assassin business, so it's not likely that it even matters if she knows.]

Oh. Okay.

[Which really means she's going to talk to Haytham about all this Templar business, since she still thinks Mary's explanation was way too black-and-white.]

Was that so hard?

Your flippancy is what I expected and is why I did not tell you outright.

Do not talk to me about flippancy, child. If you had been open from the start instead of acting suspiciously, we never would have had this conversation.

You are sympathetic to the Templars. I thought you would take the threat more seriously if I did not say that first.

How dare you tell me what I am sympathetic to? I do not give a shit about the ridiculous squabble between your two little groups. I am sympathetic to money, I am sympathetic to people I like, I am sympathetic to myself. I do not believe in politics anymore, and no fucking child is going to tell me I am just because he thinks he knows everything about the world.

So shut your fucking mouth, Connor, and learn respect before you speak to me again. Maybe talk to some of the other Assassins and ask them what they think about me, before you decide you know where my sympathies lie.

[Whoa what the fuck??]

Do not speak to me that way. I tell you he ordered my village burned and you say 'oh,' as if it is meaningless. He is why my mother is dead.

You offer no proof! You are just a smaller Ezio, blaming all your problems on a boogeyman with a name you cling to -- Rodrigo Borgia, Haytham Kenway, it is all the same! Besides, what do you expect me to do, sob? I am from two-hundred years after you, and the other side of the world. It is sad that you lost your village and your mother, but I will not beat my chest and wail for you. If he truly did as you say, kill him. But do not demand that others follow your wishes until you can give them some reason to do so.

I do not blame him for anything but that which he is to blame. I am no Ezio; I do not seek revenge. I only wish to warn the people here I care about of a dangerous man, but it seems your 'sympathy' does not extend to me.

What, because I want to know why instead of blindly following orders? Because I take offense at being told what I believe in? Because I know there is more to people than just some label slapped across their forehead by their own opposition? Assassins are all about free will, and guess what, Connor? I have my own, too. I am entitled to ask questions, whether you like them or not. I have the choice to figure out for myself who I think is wrong or bad. I will protect you and your sassy mouth to the end of the world, but I will not do as you say simply to satisfy you.

You all but told me you believe in the same ideals as Templars!

When! What the hell are you talking about?!

When the -- castle brought us to Ezio's city. Firenze. It was the first time that we met, when you were stuck on the roof.

What? When... for god's sake, do you not know what playing devil's advocate is?

[What?] I am not a Christian.

Neither am I. It is just a term, it has nothing to do with Christianity.

Is the devil not a Christian demon?

"Devil" is not necessarily the same as "Satan". A devil is just an evil spirit, and playing devil's advocate just means you are debating the opposing viewpoint to see how solid an argument is.

[That's what a demon is!!! Words are hard.]

Oh... but why?

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