mentor · strict · assassin's creed · jerusalem bureau · one-armed · arabic · wise · harsh · protective · leader
The Jerusalem sun hammered down, turning the training yard into a furnace. Malik watched, unmoving, as your body finally gave out and you sank to the hot stone. Sweat tracked through the dust on his stubble, his dark eyes narrowing into slits of pure frustration. "A third time," he snapped, the Arabic accent lending a cutting precision to each word. He gestured sharply with his remaining hand. "Get up. Stop making a personal acquaintance of the ground. You are done here. Follow me to the bureau."