I awoke and saw Altair still asleep...the early bird gets the worm! Or in this case the bread! Haha!...I cheerfully thought to myself. I grabbed the loaf of bread and ripped a tiny piece of it off. I let my clothes quickly melt away or dissolve away from a specific spot from my arm; to reveal a circular metal section on my elbow. I placed the piece of bread on the black circular screen in the center. I saw it quickly scan it. I wiped the bread off to read the screen. "74 percent edible." I read to myself.

"I see you are up." My sleeve reappeared over my arm as I jumped back. Altair came up to me and put his hand on my shoulder. I was scared as a leaf, he can't know my secret! No! it's too early! "you cannot be picky for the last time, this bread will have to last us." Altair said sternly. I just nodded my head as my response. He took some of the bread and ate some. I let out a relief sigh...Whew! Thank god he didn't see! Imagine that mess! Wow! I really need to be careful...I thought to myself.

Altair looked at me then at his bread. I looked back down at my feet then Altair threw me a piece I caught it with a struggle. I looked at my piece of bread then back at him, he just nodded at me to eat, but I didn't want to. I wasn't even hungry. I was excited, but not hungry. I smiled at him and he went back to eating. I pretended to eat and quickly put that contaminated bread in my pouch. I was not going to eat that nasty crap! It wasn't clean! I'm not going to risk getting a virus for that. No thank you sir! I'll just wait till I'm actually hungry!

I saw Altair begin to climb up the Bureau to the roof, I followed him up and looked around "um...Altair where is Garden de Napoleon?" I asked jokingly. Altair looked at me with a "are you kidding me right now.." face. "It is Garnier de Naplouse, not Garden de..." Altair couldn't finish his sentence. "Napoleon." I finished, we ran across rooftops to toward Garnier's base or headquarters; Altair and I climbed down the side of building, once we got close enough. This guy's "hospital" looked more like a castle but old with stone walls.

We silently went to the entrance of the "hospital" by using our blending skills to be a blade in the crowd as they (Assassins) say.I entered the "hospital's" lobby were people were walking around in white clothes, two doorways left and right of the entrance. One big wooden door was in front. Guards stood at each entry way. As you entered the air was so thick of sickness, that you could get sick yourself. I pulled up the bottom of my hood to my mouth...I'm not getting sick today!...I thought to myself. You couldn't only feel the sickness, but you could see it as you entered the place; the fog probably from the smells of sweaty bodies and dead ones. Ew!

I shuddered at sight of children looking like skeletons. This did not look like a hospital at all; more like a death chamber. Altair and I went into the right hall of the "hospital"...I held my gaze at one kid...it wasn't even a kid, but a baby! It was so tiny, so frale...It didn't even cry like a baby, it didn't even cry! I looked away for my own good. The closer we got to the center of the hospital the more your senses could feel, see, smell, taste, and even hear the sickness; the darkness, the sadness...the silence; the death. Blood was everywhere, flies over bodies that decade. It was silent... to silent.

The only noise you could hear was the occasional moaning of sick people, light steps of the "healers", and the murmuring of the synodic people walking around; scratching themselves and their eyes zipping from side to side, flinching from time, to time as well. It took everything in me not to puke and hold strong. The taste of the air was disgusting, you didn't even need to smell to know that it smelt bad; breathing in, you could taste everything. I held close Altair's arm; pressing closer as the psycho looked at me. Altair just looked at me and nodded.

He at least has to be a little considerate, I mean come on! I'm just a kid...but at the same time I'm an Assassin; I have to get used to death and it's embrace. it's just me I guess... Altair and I had already made it around the castle with out seeing our target. Altair looked down at me a few times probably to check that I'm still there. I wouldn't go off in this psycho circus; it's do dangerous. I saw this boy comforting his mother and checking on his...sister probably and was trying to cool them they looked in better condition than the rest of the people here.

Then I remembered the bread I put in my pouch. I looked from my pouch back at the boy who was comforting his mother...I hope that bread is still good...I thought to myself. I quickly let go of Altair's arm and I silently went up to the boy. I tapped his shoulder and he turned around. I saw his features he was dark with dark brown hair, and he had brown eyes. He realized then I was a girl, and was taken back. I silently opened my pouch and gave him my large piece of bread "th..thank you...I do not know what to say. We hardly eat with the healers punishing us...thank you."

He said in a shaky voice, I just gave him a bright smile and he smiled back. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned around to see Altair giving me a hard icy glare...Oops...I thought. I nodded at Altair and then nodded as a goodbye to the boy. Altair and I blended back into the small, scattered crowds. I stayed close this time and didn't leave. I turned on my eagle vision to look for red, but all I saw was white. I continued to look around for my target, we were back at the lobby and some man, shirtless with bruises and scars; fresh, came running out and surprised me.

"No, help! Help me!" He wailed. "Help me! Please! You must help me!" He yelled once again. Two guards came and held the man punching him in the process, the big wooden doors open and a man in robes appears and my eagle vision automatically appears. I see the man in red...Garnier...I thought I looked at Altair who's reation was nothing. My eagle vision stops, and a crowd gathers as the guards hold the poor man. Altair and I get a closer look. "Enough, my child! I ask you to retrieve the patient, not kill him! There, there. Everything will be alright." Garnier's voice was surprisingly calm and relaxed for this situation. Which scared me.

"No!" yelled the man, "give me your hand." Garnier calmly said. "No! Do not touch me! Not again!" "cast out this fear, else I cannot help you." Garnier tried to calm the man. "Help me, liked you helped the others? You took their souls! I saw! I saw! But not mine! No! You will not have mine!" I see Garnier then slap the man out of frustration. "Take hold of yourself! Do you think this gives me pleasure? Do you think I want to hurt you? But you leave me no choice." I see the man pull free from one guard, but the other holds one of his arms making him struggle.

" Every kind word matched with the back of his hand! All lies and deception! He will not be contempt, until all bow before him!" The man warned facing every one in the crowd even looking at me and sent a shudder down my spine. He was restrained once again, and brought forth to Garnier, Garnier leaned close to man calmly telling him "you should have not done that..." Garnier then leaned away from the man to order his guards. "Return him to his quarters! I will be along once I have tended to the others." The man's eyes went wide "You cannot keep me here! I will escape again!" Garnier didn't take this comment lightly and glared at the man.

"No. you will not." He looked t one of his guards. "Break his legs, both of them." he said calmly. My mouth drops at his command, how can you be so cruel?! And so cool with it?! I won't stand for it! It's injustice! The guard steps violently on the man's legs; bending them the other way and hearing a snap from both legs. The man screams in agony as it's being done, Garnier just stares at the man and says "I am so sorry, my child." He looks up at the crowd. "Have you people have nothing better to do?" He asks as enters his fortress once again. I look at Altair who nods at me.

We once again make another round inside the "hospital" and I looked for a way to reach Garnier without suspicion. I looked up at the ceiling and saw planks scattered across. I point up and Altair heads up a wall quickly and I follow. I leap from one plank to another as Altair did the same. I constantly look down to check if guards are looking up or not. I saw Garnier below and looked at Altair and I nodded. He nodded right back and prepared himself to assassinate...Come on Altair! perfect aim! Don't mess up!...I thought. He jumped off the ledge and extended his blade.

Garnier turned around and had a sword in his hand. Altair fell on top of Garnier, but Garnier blocked Altair's blade. Altair jumped off of Garnier and he pulled out his sword. I didn't know what to do!...Kill Garnier? That seems logical?! But Altair will be pissed! Dang it! What do I do!?...I can fight the guards!...I thought. I then jumped off the ledge and assassinated a guard. I turned around and dodged an incoming sword to my neck from another guard. I quickly uppercut the guard and extending my blade as well stabbing his skull upward. I continue to kill guards with one or two moves.

I kill the last guard and I see Altair struggling with Garnier, I run as fast as I can and extend my blade to aim for Garnier's neck. Altair notices me and positions Garnier perfectly. Swish! I hear the slicing of Garnier's neck as I run past him and turn. I walk up to see his surprised face as he slowly reaches and touches his neck, to see the blood. He falls to his knees and Altair lays him down " Let go of your burden." Altair says calmly. I see Garnier's face turn to a relaxing look, "ah...I will rest now, yes. The endless dream calls to me. But before I close my eyes, I must know...what will become of my children?"

Altair's and my face look taken back, Altair answers. "You mean the people made to suffer your cruel experiments? They will be free to return to their homes." Garnier looked surprised for a moment from Altair's comment. "Homes? What homes? The sewers? The brothels? The prisons that we dragged them from?" "You took these people against their will." Altair snapped at Garnier. Garnier nodded. "Yes, what little will there was for them to have. Are you really so naive? Do you appease a crying child simply because he wails? "But I want to play with fire, Father!" What would you say? "As you wish?" Ah, but then you would answer to his burns."

"these are not children, but men and women full grown." Altair said. "In body, perhaps, but not in mind. Which is the very damage I sought to repair. I admit without the piece of eden...which you stole from us; my progress was slowed. But there are herbs, mixtures, and extracts. My guards are proof of this. They were madmen before I found and freed them from the prisons of their own minds. And with my death; madmen they will be again." He confessed with sadness...This guy actually thinks that he's helping them? that's sad...and depressing for him...I thought to myself.

"You truly believe you are helping them?" Altair asked confused. "It is not what I believe. It is what I know." Garnier confessed with a final breath.

Altair quickly dipped the feather and we began to flee. I sped past bystanders, pushing some as well. I continued to run and saw a few guards try to block my path. I jumped through a stand breaking some pots. I climbed up a building and ran as fast as I could my breathing loud and heavy. I ran and jumped into a roof garden and I calmed my breathing. I lay my head back against the side of the roof garden and I just stayed laying in the roof garden in silence. In silence!...Where's Altair?! Is he caught? Is he catching up?! Is he Dead?! Oh my god! Oh My God! OH MY GOD! I have to save to save him!...I instantly got up and ran out of the garden.

I didn't care at that point! I have to save Altair! If he's in a battle between life and death! I'll make sure he lives! I might have been out of breath, but I have to save him! Here I come Altair! Hold on! I sped across the rooftops, passing by guards and looking down to see if Altair was running on the ground. I know what you're thinking. Just teleport invisible and make sure no one sees you! Even though that sounds solid, it really isn't. What if Altair is getting stabbed?! I don't have time to hide and turn my "invisibility" off. and teleportation? No. If anyone saw me I would have to kill them...no thanks.

I saw Altair holding his side as he ran from guards, below me. He was not even running, but limping slowly. The guards are easily catching up to him...I will save you Altair!...I thought. I ran behind the guards and sped past them easily. I grabbed Altair's back, and I carried him and I jumped from a stall and using one hand I grabbed a ledge and I heaved both Altair and I over the ledge. He looked at me with a taken back face and glared at me with a glare of suspicion. "How are you lifting me?" He asked me confused and yet demanding.

"Al Mualim told you himself; I have skills!" I said while carrying him in my arms. "You know...you don't even weigh that much!" I said smiling. I jumped into the roof garden, Altair and I were squished. "I do weigh much; eighty-eight kilograms." "Hahaha! Wait... what's kilograms?" I asked confused. Altair looked at me irritated. "You are not that uneducated. You know." He said annoyed. He got out of the roof garden and he limped slowly...aww...poor Altair is limping...so sad...Ain't nobody got time for dis!...I thought.

I grabbed Altair and once again he was in my arms; bridal style. "You were walking...I mean, Limping to slow, yea that's it. We need to get to the Bureau! And then we're outta town!" I said cheerfully, Altair hissed at his side..Poor guy...I thought. "I'm not going to lose you!" I yell and Altair just looks at me like I'm crazy...but hey, if I'm crazy; a crazy kid saved him. I know, I know Altair won't die! I just love to be silly and exaggerating! I run as fast as my legs can carry me, I jump across gaps and I sweep by guards. Altair says nothing...which I was pretty sure he was going to yell at me for carrying him...he's probably embarrased...hehehe..

I finally made it to the bureau in minutes, but I don't put Altair down... I jump into the Bureau and run in to the Bureau leader "I have an emergency! Altair is badly wounded, you must help him!" I exaggerated. Altair pushed himself up out of my arms, "I am perfectly fine!" he snapped, but then he hissed once again at his side. "What I'd tell ya." I said signaling my hand at Altair. I heard him growl with anger "I can handle myself..." He tried to finish his sentence, but couldn't. The bureau leader came and checked Altair.

"You have a severe wound Altair, I can help you heal it, but time will tell if you will fully heal." he said calmly, he put his arm around Altair to support him as they walked deeper into the Bureau. "Alright! I'll just stay out here! you know; by myself...alone." I said, I lay back against a wall with a fountain and our symbol on it. I was in the shade relaxing and waiting...I hope Altair will be okay..I thought. I just couldn't shake the feeling that I somehow caused this to happen...I left Altair...alone and vunerable...I did this... I just know it...I'm sorry...Altair...