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Our tradition of the feather comes from Egypt. The feathers of the heron were dipped in the blood of the targets. The feathers forge our paths… Remind us of who we are. Who we can be.

His Reflection

dealer: got some straight gas 🥵🔥 this strain is called “Isu sage” 🧬 you’ll be zonked out of your gourd 💯

eivor: yeah whatever. i don’t feel shit

5 minutes later, eivor: is anyone else seeing the all-father right now????

basim, pacing: roshan is lying to me

Hytham was such a precious baby 😭 want to hold him in my arms and tell him everything is going to be alright 🤲💖

When Basim said to Roshan “You let me struggle alone”, when Basim let his past define him entirely by fear of loneliness, when Basim was terrified of ending up alone because he experienced total loss in his earlier life. When Roshan said to Basim “I am the daughter of no one”, when Roshan denies her past to define herself as an individual with no bound, when Roshan ends up leaving Basim behind despite loving him so much she almost gets killed trying to prevent him from losing himself. When Hytham said “Everyone is worthy of our love” to Eivor, when Hytham defines his life entirely on the Hidden Ones' creed and on Basim's teaching after losing his mother, when Hytham is left behind by Basim even though he was like a son to him. Roshan going on her own, leaving the Hidden Ones. Basim going through the ages, leaving everyone. Hytham staying in Ravensthorpe with a new family, never getting closure.

When Roshan taught Basim the leap of faith, when Basim taught Hytham the leap of faith, when Hytham taught Eivor the leap of faith. Roshan's “embrace the fear”, Basim's “you simply need to have faith”, Hytham's “my faith proved stronger than my fear”. Do you get it.

“What you saw in the trailer is a well-known creature in the Middle East, a djinn,” she told me. “It’s something Basim sees regularly. It’s part of his journey. It’s something he’s going to discover and understand slowly as the player does. It’s key to his evolution as a character.” [source]

I loved Mirage, but part of me can't stop thinking about what we might have gotten if it had remained a DLC for Valhalla. OR if a DLC for Valhalla followed it.

I imagine when Hytham was called back to Alamut to report on Basim, he asked the one person who knows exactly what happened to his mentor to join him. Eivor - his friend.

Eivor, of course, accepts. She'll do anything Hytham asks.

They go, together, to Alamut.

While the two get tangled up in the politics of the Hidden Ones and solve whatever intrigue or mystery awaits them in the Arab world, they could have a chance to work together, side by side. While Hytham might be limited by his injuries, he's still a capable assassin, scholar, and warrior. I believe Eivor wholeheartedly respects his capabilities. She might even have to lean on him, let him take charge. It's a strange feeling, but not unwelcome. It might be nice for her to have someone to truly rely on, for once.

Imagine them getting a chance to walk in Basim's footsteps. Visiting the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, that Basim was so fond of. Seeing the great Mosque of Samarra, wondering what man his father was. Hytham would get a chance to handle his grief. Eivor might mourn the loss of a friend with him.

Imagine if Eivor could learn who Basim was. If she finally learnt of Loki. Would she forgive Basim his momentary lapse of madness? Would she understand it, knowing what Odin had done to Loki and Fenrir? This knowledge, would she share it with Hytham? Would he think her mad?

The friendship - or relationship - between Eivor and Hytham that could evolve, their connection deepen. What if this, these events, could be what made Eivor accept Hytham's offer to join the Hidden Ones? What if she, in part, inspired the changes Hytham would implement in the organisation?

It just frustrates me how much potential was lost here...

It frustrates me that they cut Eivor's journey short - and poorly, at that.

I just want to see more Hytham qwq

And I want Eivor and Hytham going to Alamut together. qwq

AND FROM THE LIGHT, YOU WILL RETURN TO THE DARK.

can’t believe that a friendship dissolving between a bird and a man is one of the most heartbreaking moments in assassin’s creed and yet here we are