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Soranin: Text replacement - "Basim Ibn Ishaq" to "Basim ibn Ishaq"

2026-05-24T23:18:20Z

Text replacement - "Basim Ibn Ishaq" to "Basim ibn Ishaq"

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	\|next=[[One Final Counsel]]		\|next=[[One Final Counsel]]
	\|concurrent=[[The Fox and the Hunter]]<br>[[Judge and Executioner]]		\|concurrent=[[The Fox and the Hunter]]<br>[[Judge and Executioner]]
	\|source=[[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]]		\|source=[[Basim ibn Ishaq]]
	\|location=[[Round City]], [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]		\|location=[[Round City]], [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
	\|date=860s		\|date=860s
	}}		}}
	'''The Servant and the Impostor''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].		'''The Servant and the Impostor''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].

	==Description==		==Description==

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References

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
	{{ACMirMemories}}		{{ACMirMemories}}
	[[Category:Memories of Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]]		[[Category:Memories of Basim ibn Ishaq]]

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	*'''Basim:''' ''They say the [[Harem]] is home to hundreds, secluded and kept from sight of men. This place may be more secret than Alamut.''		*'''Basim:''' ''They say the [[Harem]] is home to hundreds, secluded and kept from sight of men. This place may be more secret than Alamut.''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''They say no man may enter the Harem unless he is a eunuch... or the Caliph himself. I am neither, so this could be interesting.''		*'''Basim:''' ''They say no man may enter the Harem unless he is a eunuch... or the [[Caliph]] [[Al-Musta'in\|himself]]. I am neither, so this could be interesting.''
	He came to the door and knocked.		He came to the door and knocked.
	*'''[[Abbas (guard)\|Abbas]]:''' ''Do not even think about it. Keep walking.''		*'''[[Abbas (guard)\|Abbas]]:''' ''Do not even think about it. Keep walking.''

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	*'''Basim:''' ''A eunuch's uniform, freshly tailored... Perfect.''		*'''Basim:''' ''A eunuch's uniform, freshly tailored... Perfect.''
	*'''Eunuch:''' ''How long is this going to take? I am running late!''		*'''Eunuch:''' ''How long is this going to take? I am running late!''
	*'''Civilian:''' ''I promise, not much longer, ''sayyidi'' (sir).''		*'''Civilian 1:''' ''I promise, not much longer, ''sayyidi'' (sir).''
	Basim walked up to them and took the robes from a nearby table.		Basim walked up to them and took the robes from a nearby table.
	*'''Basim:''' ''Looks ready to me!''		*'''Basim:''' ''Looks ready to me!''
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	*'''Makira:''' ''Let him in, 'Abbas.''		*'''Makira:''' ''Let him in, 'Abbas.''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' Baraka Allah feek ''(May God bless you),'' sayyidati ''(my lady).''		*'''Basim:''' Baraka [[Islam\|Allah]] feek ''(May God bless you),'' sayyidati ''(my lady).''
			Basim spoke to a eunuch who came to the cooking fire.
			*'''Eunuch:''' (unintelligible)
			*'''Basim:''' ''Sorry, that was Greek to me!''
			He came to an inner courtyard, where he saw a lady reading at a desk.
			*'''Civilian 2:''' (humming)
			*'''Civilian 3:''' ''These are not the notes, Aisha. You have to stop.''
			He spoke to the reading lady.
			*'''Elder:''' ''You! Tell me you have read {{Wiki\|al-Kindi}}.''
			*'''Basim:''' ''I am sorry, ''sayyidati'' (my lady).''
			The lady sighed in exasperation.
			*'''Elder:''' ''Does no one read anymore?''
			*'''Child:''' ''Why do I need to learn algebra? I am never going to need it!''
	[]		[]
	*'''Makira:''' ''What are you doing?''		*'''Makira:''' ''What are you doing?''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Eye paint and magic potion. Your wish is my command!''		*'''Basim:''' ''Eye paint and magic potion. Your wish is my command!''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''Eye paint and magic potion ... seriously?''		*'''Basim:''' ''Eye paint and magic potion... seriously?''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''Bigger eyes might add to my disguise ... No, focus, Basim. You need the key.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Bigger eyes might add to my disguise... No, focus, Basim. You need the key.''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''So what is this magic potion? ... Ah. I see. Alcohol.''		*'''Basim:''' ''So what is this magic potion?... Ah. I see. [[Alcohol]].''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''Here you are.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Here you are.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''I am sorry Farah, it will not happen again.''		*'''Basim:''' ''I am sorry Farah, it will not happen again.''
	*'''Nasrin:''' ''Farah? To you she is sayyidati, or Umm Al-Walad. Go about your duties.''		*'''Nasrin:''' ''Farah? To you she is sayyidati, or Umm Al-Walad. Go about your duties.''
	[]
	*'''Child:''' ''Why do I need to learn algebra? I am never going to need it!''
	[]
	*'''Elder:''' ''You! Tell me you have read Al-Kindi.''
	*'''Basim:''' ''I am sorry, sayyidati.''
	*'''Elder:''' ''Does no one read anymore?''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''Quarters fit for a Caliph.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Quarters fit for a Caliph.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''"The ~~garden~~ and its Mysteries." Not much spice to the title. I guess that was the idea.''		{{IUNote
			\|Title=Desperate Measures
			\|Text=Sayyidi,<br><br>I am sorry to disturb you in your refuge. I too have begun to long for the mountains of home, but it's fools who flee when there is nowhere to run. Should this threat endure, there will be no sanctuary for either of us. I have measures in mind. I ask only for your trust that the cost is worth the reward.<br><br>Ever your servant, and the Caliphate's.}}
			*'''Basim:''' ''"The Garden and its Mysteries." Not much spice to the title. I guess that was the idea.''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''There you are. Enjoy. Let us hope she does not come up with any more tasks. I think I have created a monster...''		*'''Basim:''' ''There you are. Enjoy. Let us hope she does not come up with any more tasks. I think I have created a monster...''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''The book is in your room. ~~Now--~~''		*'''Basim:''' ''The book is in your room. Now—''
	*'''Makira:''' ''So? Are my eyes bigger?''		*'''Makira:''' ''So? Are my eyes bigger?''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Huge. Makira, I need the key!''		*'''Basim:''' ''Huge. Makira, I need the key!''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''A signed book of Arib's poems: The Ocean, the Desert, the Cobra and the Dove.''		*'''Basim:''' ''A signed book of Arib's poems: The Ocean, the Desert, the Cobra and the Dove.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''A map of the Caliphate ... and Alamut.''		*'''Basim:''' ''A map of the Caliphate... and Alamut.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Yet for its grandeur, the room is all but empty. Things look to be missing... including Qabiha herself.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Yet for its grandeur, the room is all but empty. Things look to be missing... including Qabiha herself.''

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	*'''Farah:''' ''Enough. The new Eunuchs will be arriving any minute. Meet them at the gate, Makira, and try not to make a mess of it. Come, Nasrin.''		*'''Farah:''' ''Enough. The new Eunuchs will be arriving any minute. Meet them at the gate, Makira, and try not to make a mess of it. Come, Nasrin.''
	*'''Basim:''' ''New servants mean new faces in the Harem... If I had a Eunuch's uniform, I could slip in among them.''		*'''Basim:''' ''New servants mean new faces in the Harem... If I had a Eunuch's uniform, I could slip in among them.''
	[]		With [[Enkidu]]'s help, Basim saw there were three potential leads for where to acquire a uniform.
			<tabber>
			\|-\|Heading west=
			Basim saw a man sitting undressed on the roof.
	*'''Basim:''' ''That man seems happy to bask in the sun... Perhaps I should spare him the trouble of dressing for duty.''		*'''Basim:''' ''That man seems happy to bask in the sun... Perhaps I should spare him the trouble of dressing for duty.''
	[]		He stole the man's robes from where they were behind him.
	*'''Eunuch:''' ''No, no, no! Give that back!''		*'''Eunuch:''' ''No, no, no! Give that back!''
	*'''Basim:''' ''We will all be naked on Judgement Day, brother!''		*'''Basim:''' ''We will all be naked on {{Wiki\|Judgement Day in Islam\|Judgement Day}}, brother!''
	[]		\|-\|Heading south=
			Basim found a man and his tailor on the rooftops.
			*'''Basim:''' ''A eunuch's uniform, freshly tailored... Perfect.''
			*'''Eunuch:''' ''How long is this going to take? I am running late!''
			*'''Civilian:''' ''I promise, not much longer, ''sayyidi'' (sir).''
			Basim walked up to them and took the robes from a nearby table.
			*'''Basim:''' ''Looks ready to me!''
			\|-\|Heading southeast=
			Basim saw a man standing near a [[Hiding spot\|hay cart]]. As he neared, the target began walking away.
			*'''Basim:''' ''That looks like a good fit. Shame someone is already wearing it.''
			Basim followed the man to where he had set up a blanket to sort flowers beside a large pile of them. Basim knocked him unconscious.
			*'''Basim:''' ''Let us just move you out of the way.''
			He dumped the man into the flower pile and jumped in to change clothes unseen.
			</tabber>
			He ran off before he could be caught.
	*'''Basim:''' ''A bit tight across the chest... and gut.''		*'''Basim:''' ''A bit tight across the chest... and gut.''
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	{{IncompleteMemory\|Mirage}}		{{IncompleteMemory\|Mirage}}
	{{Memory Infobox		{{Memory Infobox
	\|name = The Servant and the Impostor		\|name=The Servant and the Impostor
	\|image =		\|image=
	\|description =		\|description=
	\|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''		\|appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
	\|type = Main		\|type=Main
	\|reward =		\|reward=
	\|fullsync =		\|fullsync=
	\|heroclass =		\|heroclass=
	\|previous = [[The Head of the Snake]]		\|previous=[[The Head of the Snake]]
	\|next = [[One Final Counsel]]		\|next=[[One Final Counsel]]
	\|concurrent = [[The Fox and the Hunter]]<br>[[Judge and Executioner]]		\|concurrent=[[The Fox and the Hunter]]<br>[[Judge and Executioner]]
	\|source = [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]		\|source=[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]
	\|location = [[Round City]], [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]		\|location=[[Round City]], [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
	\|date = 860s		\|date=860s
	}}		}}
	'''The Servant and the Impostor''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].		'''The Servant and the Impostor''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].

	==Description==		==Description==
	Basim begins his investigation on concubine Qabiha.		Basim begins his investigation on the [[concubine]] [[Qabiha]].

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	==Dialogue==		==Dialogue==
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	*'''Basim:''' ''They say the Harem is home to hundreds, secluded and kept from sight of men. This place may be more secret than Alamut.''		*'''Basim:''' ''They say the [[Harem]] is home to hundreds, secluded and kept from sight of men. This place may be more secret than Alamut.''
	[]		[]
	*'''Basim:''' ''They say no man may enter the Harem unless he is a ~~Eunuch~~ ... or the Caliph himself. I am neither, so this could be interesting.''		*'''Basim:''' ''They say no man may enter the Harem unless he is a eunuch... or the Caliph himself. I am neither, so this could be interesting.''
			He came to the door and knocked.
			*'''[[Abbas (guard)\|Abbas]]:''' ''Do not even think about it. Keep walking.''
			*'''Basim.''' ''That was friendly. I will have to find another way in.''
	[]		[]
	*'''Farah:''' ''Her influence wanes, her followers dwindle by the day!''		*'''[[Farah]]:''' ''Her influence wanes, her followers dwindle by the day!''
	*'''Makira:''' ''Qabiha is a great woman, Farah.''		*'''[[Makira]]:''' ''Qabiha is a great woman, Farah.''
	*'''Farah:''' ''Hm, she was, while Al-Mutawakkil lived. But her son did not ~~suceed~~ him, and her time has come and gone.''		*'''Farah:''' ''Hm, she was, while [[Al-Mutawakkil]] lived. But her [[Al-Mu'tazz\|son]] did not succeed him, and her time has come and gone.''
	*'''Nasrin:''' ''When her tide ebbs, will you be swept with it to the sea?''		*'''Nasrin:''' ''When her tide ebbs, will you be swept with it to the sea?''
	*'''Makira:''' ''I do not like to get involved in politics, Nasrin.''		*'''Makira:''' ''I do not like to get involved in politics, Nasrin.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''We will all be naked on Judgement Day, brother!''		*'''Basim:''' ''We will all be naked on Judgement Day, brother!''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''A bit tight across the chest ... and gut.''		*'''Basim:''' ''A bit tight across the chest... and gut.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Hopefully this will work.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Hopefully this will work.''
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	*'''Abbas:''' ''~~Tamahhal!~~ (Slow down!) Do I know you?''		*'''Abbas:''' Tamahhal! ''(Slow down!) Do I know you?''
	*'''Basim:''' ''I doubt you would, this is my first day. I would hate to be late!''		*'''Basim:''' ''I doubt you would, this is my first day. I would hate to be late!''
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	*'''Makira:''' ''Um. I...''		*'''Makira:''' ''Um. I...''
	*'''Basim:''' ''What? You have forgotten me already?''		*'''Basim:''' ''What? You have forgotten me already?''
	*'''Makira:''' ''No, no, I ... I'm sorry, it has been a ~~long--~~''		*'''Makira:''' ''No, no, I... I'm sorry, it has been a long—''
	*'''Basim:''' ''That is all right, fair one. My face is quite forgettable. Unlike your own. Farah is expecting me. Between us, she terrifies me! Please do not make me late for her.''		*'''Basim:''' ''That is all right, fair one. My face is quite forgettable. Unlike your own. Farah is expecting me. Between us, she terrifies me! Please do not make me late for her.''
	*'''Makira:''' ''Let him in, 'Abbas.''		*'''Makira:''' ''Let him in, 'Abbas.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Baraka Allah feek (May God bless you), sayyidati.''		*'''Basim:''' Baraka Allah feek ''(May God bless you),'' sayyidati ''(my lady).''
	[]		[]
	*'''Makira:''' ''What are you doing?''		*'''Makira:''' ''What are you doing?''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Makira! I was ~~just--~~''		*'''Basim:''' ''Makira! I was just—''
	*'''Makira:''' ''...breaking into Qabiha's office. You are no ~~Eunuch~~. Leave now or I'll tell Nasrin, I'll tell Farah!''		*'''Makira:''' ''...breaking into Qabiha's office. You are no eunuch. Leave now or I'll tell Nasrin, I'll tell Farah!''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Tell them what? That you let me in here? I cannot imagine they will be pleased about that. You are a qahramana (stewardess), no? You serve the concubines' every need. When is the last time someone asked what you needed? Someone who would not judge. Someone you forget was ever here. There must be something you need, Makira ... or want.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Tell them what? That you let me in here? I cannot imagine they will be pleased about that. You are a ''qahramana'' (stewardess), no? You serve the concubines' every need. When is the last time someone asked what you needed? Someone who would not judge. Someone you forget was ever here. There must be something you need, Makira... or want.''
	*'''Makira:''' ''There is something. Abbas at the gate ... he ... he has eyes for Farah, the Umm Walad. He doesn't look at me. But Farah uses a paint to make her eyes bigger ... and if I could have some, I think he might...''		*'''Makira:''' ''There is something. Abbas at the gate... he... he has eyes for Farah, the Umm Walad. He doesn't look at me. But Farah uses a paint to make her eyes bigger... and if I could have some, I think he might...''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Say no more, I am at your service. Where can I find this paint?''		*'''Basim:''' ''Say no more, I am at your service. Where can I find this paint?''
	*'''Makira:''' ''The storage room, but ... no one is allowed in, apart from Nasrin. Farah trusts her with everything. Even her magic potion.''		*'''Makira:''' ''The storage room, but... no one is allowed in, apart from Nasrin. Farah trusts her with everything. Even her magic potion.''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Farah has a magic potion?''		*'''Basim:''' ''Farah has a magic potion?''
	*'''Makira:''' ''She has Nasrin carry it, tells her when she wants a sip. It makes her breath foul. Still, I'd give anything to try it myself!''		*'''Makira:''' ''She has Nasrin carry it, tells her when she wants a sip. It makes her breath foul. Still, I'd give anything to try it myself!''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Paint, potion, now she has me fetching bawdy books. I meant to play a servant, not be one.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Paint, potion, now she has me fetching bawdy books. I meant to play a servant, not be one.''
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	{{IUNote\|Title=Serpents in the Sanctuary\|Text=When they took me from my mother's arms, the only consolation was the promise of sisters. Of a world of women who would be my sanctuary and strength. And so they were, for a time. But a sickness has spread. The cruelty and ambition that dominate the world beyond root within our walls. My sisters have become serpents. I would not turn predator, bur neither will I be prey.}}		{{IUNote
			\|Title=Serpents in the Sanctuary
			\|Text=When they took me from my mother's arms, the only consolation was the promise of sisters. Of a world of women who would be my sanctuary and strength. And so they were, for a time. But a sickness has spread. The cruelty and ambition that dominate the world beyond root within our walls. My sisters have become serpents. I would not turn predator, bur neither will I be prey.}}
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	{{IUNote\|Title=On the World to Come\|Text=Sisters,<br><br>Farah the Umm Walad forbade us to speak of the rebels, but can you not conceive of the future they promise? We could walk in the world beyond these walls. No man here would dare to hold us. We could dance unbidden, sing when we're moved to, read what we care. No man's vassal or vessel. No longer any man's to own, our bodies, our choices, our fates our own.}}		{{IUNote
			\|Title=On the World to Come
			\|Text=Sisters,<br><br>Farah the Umm Walad forbade us to speak of the rebels, but can you not conceive of the future they promise? We could walk in the world beyond these walls. No man here would dare to hold us. We could dance unbidden, sing when we're moved to, read what we care. No man's vassal or vessel. No longer any man's to own, our bodies, our choices, our fates our own.}}
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	*'''Farah:''' ''Abu 'Abdallah's ambition knows no bounds.''		*'''Farah:''' ''Abu 'Abdallah's ambition knows no bounds.''
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	*'''Nasrin:''' ''Have you met his mother?''		*'''Nasrin:''' ''Have you met his mother?''
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	{{IUNote\|Title=A Word from the Fallen\|Text=Young one,<br><br>My rivals will soon oust me. I had urged ambition, caught them to climb. I cannot complain at being outstripped.<br><br>You can only rise or fall: there is no clinging to the wall. If the wind does not knock you from your perch then others will on their ascent. Do not lose your footing: the maw of chaos gapes below. I suffered its jaws. I'd spare you the same.<br><br>- Qabiha}}		{{IUNote
			\|Title=A Word from the Fallen
			\|Text=Young one,<br><br>My rivals will soon oust me. I had urged ambition, caught them to climb. I cannot complain at being outstripped.<br><br>You can only rise or fall: there is no clinging to the wall. If the wind does not knock you from your perch then others will on their ascent. Do not lose your footing: the maw of chaos gapes below. I suffered its jaws. I'd spare you the same.<br><br>- Qabiha}}
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	*'''Farah:''' ''You. Qabiha might have been lax about lateness, but I am not so lenient as she.''		*'''Farah:''' ''You. Qabiha might have been lax about lateness, but I am not so lenient as she.''

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	{{Memory Infobox		{{Memory Infobox
	\|name = The Servant and the Impostor		\|name = The Servant and the Impostor

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minor correction in memory dialogue

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	{{IUNote\|Title=Serpents in the Sanctuary\|Text=When they took me from my mother's arms, the only consolation was the promise of sisters. Of a world of women who would be my sanctuary and strength. And so they were, for a time. But a sickness has spread. The cruelty and ambition that dominate the world beyond root within our walls. My sisters have become serpents. I would not turn predator, bur neither will I be prey.}}		{{IUNote\|Title=Serpents in the Sanctuary\|Text=When they took me from my mother's arms, the only consolation was the promise of sisters. Of a world of women who would be my sanctuary and strength. And so they were, for a time. But a sickness has spread. The cruelty and ambition that dominate the world beyond root within our walls. My sisters have become serpents. I would not turn predator, bur neither will I be prey.}}
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	{{IUNote\|Title=On the World to Come\|Text=Sisters,<br><br>Farah the Umm Walad forbade us to speak of the rebels, but can you not conceive of the future they promise? We could walk in the world beyond these walls. No man here would dare to hold us. We could dance unbidden, sing when we're moved to, read ~~whar~~ we care. ~~to, no~~ man's vassal or vessel. No longer any man's to own, our bodies, our choices, our fates our own.}}		{{IUNote\|Title=On the World to Come\|Text=Sisters,<br><br>Farah the Umm Walad forbade us to speak of the rebels, but can you not conceive of the future they promise? We could walk in the world beyond these walls. No man here would dare to hold us. We could dance unbidden, sing when we're moved to, read what we care. No man's vassal or vessel. No longer any man's to own, our bodies, our choices, our fates our own.}}
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	*'''Farah:''' ''Abu 'Abdallah's ambition knows no bounds.''		*'''Farah:''' ''Abu 'Abdallah's ambition knows no bounds.''
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	*'''Nasrin:''' ''Have you met his mother?''		*'''Nasrin:''' ''Have you met his mother?''
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	{{IUNote\|Title=A Word from the Fallen\|Text=Young one,<br><br>My rivals will soon oust me. I had urged ambition, caught them to climb. I ~~cannor~~ complain at being outstripped.<br><br>You can only rise or fall: there is no clinging to the wall. If the wind does not knock you from your perch then others will on their ascent. Do not lose your footing: the maw of chaos gapes below. I suffered its jaws. I'd spare you the same.<br><br>- Qabiha}}		{{IUNote\|Title=A Word from the Fallen\|Text=Young one,<br><br>My rivals will soon oust me. I had urged ambition, caught them to climb. I cannot complain at being outstripped.<br><br>You can only rise or fall: there is no clinging to the wall. If the wind does not knock you from your perch then others will on their ascent. Do not lose your footing: the maw of chaos gapes below. I suffered its jaws. I'd spare you the same.<br><br>- Qabiha}}
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	*'''Farah:''' ''You. Qabiha might have been lax about lateness, but I am not so lenient as she.''		*'''Farah:''' ''You. Qabiha might have been lax about lateness, but I am not so lenient as she.''
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	*'''Makira:''' ''So? Are my eyes bigger?''		*'''Makira:''' ''So? Are my eyes bigger?''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Huge. Makira, I need the key!''		*'''Basim:''' ''Huge. Makira, I need the key!''
	*'''Makira:''' ''This potion it ... it gives you confidence! I feel like I could take on the world!''		*'''Makira:''' ''This potion it... it gives you confidence! I feel like I could take on the world!''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, I am ... familiar with this potion. We had a bargain, Makira. The key, now.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, I am... familiar with this potion. We had a bargain, Makira. The key, now.''
	*'''Makira:''' ''Wait, you have to return the potion to Nasrin! If Farah finds out it's gone, she'll be furious! Then the key is yours, I swear!''		*'''Makira:''' ''Wait, you have to return the potion to Nasrin! If Farah finds out it's gone, she'll be furious! Then the key is yours, I swear!''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Fine. Drink some water while I am gone, will you please...''		*'''Basim:''' ''Fine. Drink some water while I am gone, will you please...''
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	*'''Makira:''' ''Oh, right! Erm...''		*'''Makira:''' ''Oh, right! Erm...''
	*'''Basim:''' ''You do not have it? You are afraid of Qabiha? What?''		*'''Basim:''' ''You do not have it? You are afraid of Qabiha? What?''
	*'''Makira:''' ''No, no. Her star is fallen, they all say it. It's just ... I was having fun! Here it is.''		*'''Makira:''' ''No, no. Her star is fallen, they all say it. It's just... I was having fun! Here it is.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Finally! Now, to find my answers.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Finally! Now, to find my answers.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''I remember this perfume... I smelled it in the Bazaar. And perhaps in the Harem ... but on who?''		*'''Basim:''' ''I remember this perfume... I smelled it in the Bazaar. And perhaps in the Harem... but on who?''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''A hairpin .. Ning's. When did Qabiha get it?''		*'''Basim:''' ''A hairpin... Ning's. When did Qabiha get it?''
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	{{IUNote\|Title="Ocean, Desert, Cobra, Dove"\|Text=Rage as the Ocean,<br>I'll sweeten your storms;<br><br>Scorch as the desert,<br>I'll bathe in your heat;<br><br>Strike as the cobra,<br>but plunge in my breast;<br><br>Soar as the dove,<br>but alight in my nest;<br><br>Where you go, there I'll go;<br>Where you rest, there I'll rest.}}		{{IUNote\|Title="Ocean, Desert, Cobra, Dove"\|Text=Rage as the Ocean,<br>I'll sweeten your storms;<br><br>Scorch as the desert,<br>I'll bathe in your heat;<br><br>Strike as the cobra,<br>but plunge in my breast;<br><br>Soar as the dove,<br>but alight in my nest;<br><br>Where you go, there I'll go;<br>Where you rest, there I'll rest.}}
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	*'''Basim:''' ''A map of the Caliphate ... and Alamut.''		*'''Basim:''' ''A map of the Caliphate ... and Alamut.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''Yet for its ~~grandeus~~, the room is all but empty. Things look to be missing ... including Qabiha herself.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Yet for its grandeur, the room is all but empty. Things look to be missing... including Qabiha herself.''
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	*'''Abbas:''' ''What is this? What did you give her?''		*'''Abbas:''' ''What is this? What did you give her?''
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	*'''Makira:''' ''Relax, no one is looking at us. They will be far too busy with the book they find in Nasrin's room.''		*'''Makira:''' ''Relax, no one is looking at us. They will be far too busy with the book they find in Nasrin's room.''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Nasrin's room?''		*'''Basim:''' ''Nasrin's room?''
	*'''Makira:''' ''"The Garden and its Mysteries." Nothing ~~bawdry~~, just a study of native herbs, their properties medicinal, poisonous ... cosmetic. Belladonna. Deadly nightshade. It does make the eyes look lovely, in small doses. Shame I had to waste it all on her. What? You saw them, Farah and Nasrin, dripping poison in everyone's ear. Spreading lies and rumors about my mistress.''		*'''Makira:''' ''"The Garden and its Mysteries." Nothing bawdy, just a study of native herbs, their properties medicinal, poisonous..., cosmetic. Belladonna. Deadly nightshade. It does make the eyes look lovely, in small doses. Shame I had to waste it all on her. What? You saw them, Farah and Nasrin, dripping poison in everyone's ear. Spreading lies and rumors about my mistress.''
	*'''Basim:''' ''Qabiha.''		*'''Basim:''' ''Qabiha.''
	*'''Makira:''' ''One dead, the other disgraced. No one will hear them now.''		*'''Makira:''' ''One dead, the other disgraced. No one will hear them now.''
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	*'''Makira:''' ''Nice uniform, by the way. Suits you.''		*'''Makira:''' ''Nice uniform, by the way. Suits you.''
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	*'''Basim:''' ''I can do nothing for Farah ... but if Qabiha is the Head of the Order, I could still spare those who have yet to suffer at her hands.''		*'''Basim:''' ''I can do nothing for Farah... but if Qabiha is the Head of the Order, I could still spare those who have yet to suffer at her hands.''
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