Chapter 34: Eternal
Mentor Kenway,
Your French brethren have grown weary of me, it seems. They sent one of their more skilled members, an Arno Dorian, to kill me. Perhaps they thought the personal nature of the mission would ensure my demise; if so, they were disappointed, as was I. The boy has sentenced me to life. I hope he does not regret it, but I am certain he will.
Still, he has granted me another chance. Alexander is dead, and I live; I think I have begun to make my peace with that. I think I must; I gazed on my face in the looking glass this morn and it came to me that it has not changed from its appearance a decade past, perhaps more. I do not believe I am aging anymore. I do not know how I failed to notice all these years. Perhaps I did not want to. Perhaps I had to wait until I had grown old enough to understand the cost.
As soon as I have the opportunity, I will return to Israel. I will seek out Chuldah there. She lived for millennia guarding what I now hold; if she still lives, she may have answers.
Yours,
Shay Patrick Cormac
Grandmaster of the American Rite
Bill,
I think we saw the follow-up to this letter. Looks like I was right about Dorian. Weird turn of phrase: 'sentenced to life'? Cormac says he was disappointed by that outcome. Did he want Dorian to kill him?
I wonder what Hamilton had to do with it? This letter implies they were a lot more than friends. (wink, wink)
Now, on to important stuff. Cormac says he isn't aging. We know that's definitely within the power of some Staffs, thanks to Hassan's work. It seems this staff has that ability; unlike the Caduceus, passing it on doesn't seem to end its wielder's lives immediately. Cormac doesn't seem to think it does, anyway.
Hopefully, there's another letter telling us what happened in Israel.
R
Bill!
Freaky thought: If this Staff grants immortality, is Cormac still around?!
R
Author's Note: Shay is keeping some important information from Connor here (see 'A Red and White Rose').