Maria smiled when she saw the scene in front of her... she stopped and leaned on the doorway, just watching her half-naked husband carrying their baby boy in his arms… the tree of them were in his office, inside the Masyaf fortress...
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Silence... It was that way Maria woke up...
Still asleep, she put her hand on her husband's side… don't finding anything there; she opened her eyes and saw that she was alone in bed…
"Altaïr?" Maria called, sitting on the bed.
She looked also for the arranged crib, between the giant pads, where Darim should be sleeping, and saw it was empty too. Sighing, she put her tunic over her body and got up from the bed, to look for her missing husband and baby boy…
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"Altaïr?" Maria called again. "Are you in there?"
As she didn't receive any answer, she opened the door of his office…
Maria smiled when she saw the scene in front of her... she stopped and leaned on the doorway, just watching her half-naked husband carrying their baby boy in his arms… the tree of them were in his office, inside the Masyaf fortress...
"... and that one... that one is the most important star, the most beautiful... "Altaïr said, looking at the baby, who still looked where he was pointing to." This is your mother's star, Darim... see how she is brilliant? It is looking at us, shinning as she shines everytime she sees us… "
Altaïr stopped and looked at Darim again. He was finally sleep. The Assassin kissed Darim's little head, smelling the scent of herbs that Maria had put in his bath...
"What a scene! The bad Assassin holding gently a baby…" said Maria.
Altaïr looked at her and smiled and Maria resolved to walk to them…
"I didn't know I had a star..." She said, putting her hand on her husband naked arm.
It was hot, so he had only a pair of pants on…
Altaïr still smiled down at her and kissed her for a few seconds.
"Yeah..." He said after they separated. "It's that one, over there…"
Maria looked at the star he was showing and smiled when she looked back at him.
"It's beautiful… thank you…" She said kissing him again. "But may I ask what are you doing here, outside the bed?"
"I wanted to let you sleep, Habibi..." Altaïr said. "Besides, I wanted to bind with him a little..."
They both new that Altaïr's job as the leader of the Assassins didn't let him many time with them, so Maria nodded.
"Did he cry?" Maria asked, looking at a sleeping Darim.
"Yes, I woke up because of it..." Altaïr said. "After changing him, we came down here..."
The both of them just stood there, together. When Maria noticed that Altaïr was tired, she picked up the baby and laughed softly when she saw how Altaïr had changed him...
"I know it's bad, but..." Altaïr said. "Now, you wounded me…"
"Sorry…" Maria said, still smilling a little.
They looked at Darim…
"Thankfully, he is not going to remember that…" Altaïr said, seconds later.
"No, honey, it's perfect..." Maria said, looking at him and kissing his cheek. "But maybe, you can let it to me…"
"Glady…" he said.
"Now honey, let's go to bed, shall we? Maria said, seconds later. "This little guy need to rest and so do you…"
Altaïr smiled.
"Yes, Habibi..."
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