Dear Reader I haven't got a lot to do today so this may be finished today hope you still like it also I decided to skip out Altair actually being taken and just focus on afterwards enjoy!
The Skorch
"So discontinue The antiseptic cash charade As the cry of justice comes I'm gonna let this fire free"
"It is a cry of injustice it is terror of the people it is a skorch on humanity"
Chapter Two: Little Bird of Prey
Two birds danced and entwined in mid air landing softly on a branch chasing each other and singing the child watched thrilled by this little display.
"Ahem"
Altair jumped and turned round quickly and found Al Mualim looking at him smiling his auburn beard going grey at the edges reminded him of a goat his temper was evenly matched.
"Please Altair sit"
Altair obeyed with out question this man this powerful man was smiling down on him like a father Altair did not know his father and his mother and father had died when he was three years old sometimes he thought about them but always thought of them as people in a market they would just pass through just like they had passed through his life.
He shook his head and sat Al Mualim smiled again and began to speak.
"Do you know what the Assassins Order is Altair?"
Altair shook his head what an odd question he thought why would I know that I am not an assassin. Al Mualim continued.
"The Assassin Order is based off a creed you should know the creed I will tell you it anyway number one Don not harm the innocent number two" he crossed them off on his fingers as he went. "Be Discreet and number three Do not compromise the brotherhood these rules or this creed is to protect not only you in your work but your brothers and the people we protect even if they never know how much we help them they are like the sheep being herded by the shepherd they will protect them but only for there own purposes and once they have been used will then go on to slaughter them if needed but then there is the wolf the predator this is portrayed as the enemy but Altair think of it what if the wolf takes out these sheep just like the shepherd but the sheep they take are the black sheep the plague on society we are the wolves Altair we protect the rest while taking the black sheep and trying to do the same with the shepherd and replace him with a shepherd that will make sure we the wolves are not needed this Altair is the truth this is what we believe we believe this Nothing is True Everything is Permitted we work in the dark to serve the light we are assassins this Altair is what you are going to become you are going to become a wolf to protect the sheep from the plague of society and the bad shepherd now will you join us?"
Altair swallowed slowly after this speech thinking why me? Why do I need to do this? What's so special about me? But if it is to protect people from harm like my mother and father...I should do it he looked up into Al Mualims eyes.
(Al Mualim)
The boys eyes burned with an intensity of shock at what he had heard but Al Mualim knew he would come round the boy would want to do right for his "family" it was difficult for him to hide his sneer but he managed it the fool thinking he would help people no he would doom then when he knew the truth then we would find out whether he had the backbone to join him or fight him.
He watched as the boy squirmed under his gaze then he steadily said.
"Of course Al Mualim I will become an Assassin"
"Good that is good boy I mean Altair you will start tomorrow it will be hard but well it will be worth it."
He turned and left once he had gone Al Mualim smiled this will be interesting.