Good. Good, he was curious, thoughtful, intelligent. All things Altaïr had hoped to find. Physical ability was one thing, but the body was a blunt instrument without a keen mind to guide it. He had no doubt he could find fighters. He needed thinkers as well.
"To think is to live," he agreed. "I am only recently arrived and, to take in your appearance, so are you. I am uncertain who to trust, but I would like to begin somewhere. To begin with someone of a similar frame of mind, as well as a somewhat familiar face, would be welcome. I am a curious man, Dorian, and there is much in this place that requires investigation." But there was something in his expression that said more than investigation. He dared to let it show that this was a place he wanted to pick apart, to understand in the entire. Not from greed or malice but something greater. He knew his own loss. He thought he saw something similar in Dorian as well.
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"To think is to live," he agreed. "I am only recently arrived and, to take in your appearance, so are you. I am uncertain who to trust, but I would like to begin somewhere. To begin with someone of a similar frame of mind, as well as a somewhat familiar face, would be welcome. I am a curious man, Dorian, and there is much in this place that requires investigation." But there was something in his expression that said more than investigation. He dared to let it show that this was a place he wanted to pick apart, to understand in the entire. Not from greed or malice but something greater. He knew his own loss. He thought he saw something similar in Dorian as well.