A day later, David followed the five men through the city, waiting for an appropriate time to strike. Achilles had told him of a captured Assassin who was being escorted to prison. The captured Assassin's hands and feet were shackled and he was being escorted by four musket-wielding British soldiers.
The convoy entered a deserted alleyway and David chose to strike. David pulled out his sword and leaped from the roof to the first British soldier. He drove his sword into the soldier's chest, pulled it out and got up. David deflected a strike from the second soldier's bayonet and kicked the soldier in the crotch. Snatching the musket from the second soldier, David stabbed the soldier in the throat with the bayonet.
David turned around and shot the third soldier with the second soldier's musket. David dropped the musket and ejected his Hidden Blade. Fearing for his life, the fourth soldier dropped his musket and turned around to escape. Sorry, man, I cannot let anyone escape, David thought as he slashed the fourth soldier across his back.
He cut free the shackles that were on the Assassin. "Flee, now. There may be more soldiers arriving," David said. The Assassin gave his thanks to David and fled.
"How was it, David? Your first mission after five years or so?" Achilles asked as David came in. David sat down and replied, "Rather nostalgic, I have to say."
Achilles laughed politely. "Nostalgic, you say? I will keep that in mind, if I meet any more Assassins like you." David nodded in reply. "The captured Assassin has been freed," he informed. "But may I ask, how did he get captured?"
"He was on a mission to find out more about this Templar sympathiser, a diplomat from Britain named John Dawson. You should take over the captured Assassin, and find out more, or kill Sir Dawson."
David poked around and found out where Sir John Dawson was staying. He went to the address two days later and found two soldiers guarding the entrance to the building. He walked up to them and the soldiers stopped David.
"Halt! You are not permitted to enter the premises," said the first soldier. Snick. David thrust the Hidden Blade into the solar plexus of the first soldier. Unsheathing his sword, David spun around and killed the second soldier. David then made his way into the house.
John Dawson was in his study, which was blocked by two more soldiers and a thick door. David cut down the two soldiers and knocked on the door. "Sir Dawson, would you kindly open up?"
The door opened and John appeared. David pulled out his newly-gotten Queen Anne pistol and shot John Dawson in the stomach. Holstering the firearm, David dragged John's body into the study and shut the door. David searched through the pile of paper on the table and found a piece of folded paper that was titled 'The Temple'. David opened it up and read it.
"We have not faced a lot of difficulties from the Assassins over the past few years. Perhaps the main Assassin trying to stop us has died. The search for the temple has been difficult, although I believe we will find something valuable soon."
"I quickly started writing this letter to you when I heard that an Assassin had been captured recently. He had revealed that he was on a mission to find out more about you. Thus, this has led me to believe that the Assassins have targeted you, a Templar supporter. I would now take the opportunity to advise you to be more alert. The Assassins will stop at nothing to take you down once they have identified their target. Sincerely, E."
David folded back the paper and kept it. He noticed John Dawson was still alive. David knelt down beside John and said, "Redeem yourself, tell me who is 'E'."
John coughed out blood on David's shoes and replied, "Ear…Earnest…" John closed his eyes forever. David got up, kicked John's body and left.