- Kassandra: Everytime I've seen you, you're trying to save lives, not end them.
- Natakas: I don't see an issue if it's done with balance in mind and respect for the animal.
- Kassandra: That's a nice idea.
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{{Era|Memories|ACOD}} | {{Era|Memories|ACOD}} | ||
{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
| image = ACOd-LotFB-MoreQuestionsThanAnswersKasshunt.jpg | | image = ACOd-LotFB-MoreQuestionsThanAnswersKasshunt.jpg | ||
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| source = [[Kassandra]] | | source = [[Kassandra]] | ||
| location = [[Makedonia]], [[Greece]] | | location = [[Makedonia]], [[Greece]] | ||
| date = | | date = c. 429 BCE}} | ||
'''More Questions than Answers''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s genetic memories, relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the Portable [[Animus|Animus HR-8.5]]. | '''More Questions than Answers''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s genetic memories, relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the Portable [[Animus|Animus HR-8.5]]. | ||
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She left the hideout and passed by Darius at the campfire overlooking the forest. | She left the hideout and passed by Darius at the campfire overlooking the forest. | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''Natakas has gone out hunting, if you're looking for him.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Natakas has gone out hunting, if you're looking for him.'' | ||
[[File:ACOD_LotFBH_More_Questions_than_Answers_-_Kassandra_and_Natakas_on_hill.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra finding Natakas near the edge of a hill]] | |||
Kassandra made her way to a hill where Natakas overlooked the hunting grounds. | Kassandra made her way to a hill where Natakas overlooked the hunting grounds. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Kassandra. What are you doing here?'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Kassandra. What are you doing here?'' | ||
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<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|You don't look like the hunting type.= | |-|You don't look like the hunting type.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' '' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Everytime I've seen you, you're trying to save lives, not end them.'' | ||
*'''Natakas:''' '' | *'''Natakas:''' ''I don't see an issue if it's done with balance in mind and respect for the animal.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''That's a nice idea.'' | |||
|-|You must take after your father.= | |-|You must take after your father.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''If you're anything like Darius, I bet you're good with a bow.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''If you're anything like Darius, I bet you're good with a bow.'' | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''I do all right.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''I do all right.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Modest.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Modest.'' | ||
</tabber> | |||
*'''Natakas:''' ''I was just about to start. Would you like to join me?'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''I was just about to start. Would you like to join me?'' | ||
(Accept – "I'll hunt with you.") | (Accept – "I'll hunt with you.") | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I'd like that. It'd be nice.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'd like that. It'd be nice.'' | ||
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*'''Natakas:''' ''Shh! Did you hear that?'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Shh! Did you hear that?'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''What?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''What?'' | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Follow me. Stay quiet.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Follow me. Stay quiet.'' There! | ||
Kassandra followed him until he pointed out the source of the noise. | Kassandra followed him until he pointed out the source of the noise. Natakas commented on their new quarry. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' | *'''Natakas:''' ''He's tricky...'' | ||
Natakas crouched on a small cliff under a tree. Kassandra crouched down beside him. | Natakas crouched on a small cliff under a tree. Kassandra crouched down beside him. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Shh... '' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Shh... '' | ||
[[File:ACOD_LotFBH_More_Questions_than_Answers_-_Kassandra_and_Natakas_observing_a_boar.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra and Natakas observing a wild boar]] | |||
He looked directly at her. | He looked directly at her. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' Trust'' me.'' | *'''Natakas:''' Trust'' me.'' | ||
He turned her attention to the animal below them. | He turned her attention to the animal below them. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Look...'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Look...'' | ||
The animal was not a deer, but a boar, a rare sight in [[Makedonia]]. | The animal was not a deer, but a [[Wild boar|boar]], a rare sight in [[Makedonia]]. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''A boar? In Makedonia?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''A boar? In Makedonia?'' | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Almost unheard of. Delicious.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Almost unheard of. Delicious.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|I love boar.= | |-|I love boar.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' '' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''It is...'' | ||
|-|Boar is disgusting.= | |-|Boar is disgusting.= | ||
Kassandra grimaced. | Kassandra grimaced. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''They taste... Filthy animals.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''They taste... Filthy animals.'' | ||
</tabber> | |||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Keep quiet... It'll hear you.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Keep quiet... It'll hear you.'' | ||
They stood carefully and Kassandra drew her bow once more. | They stood carefully and Kassandra drew her bow once more. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''I can almost taste it...'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''I can almost taste it...'' | ||
The boar was tougher than the deer, but Kassandra slew it all the same and harvested its meat. | The boar was tougher than the deer, but Kassandra slew it all the same and harvested its meat. | ||
:'''Boar Meat'''<br>''The thick layers are moist with fat and juices.'' | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''What's this?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''What's this?'' | ||
[[File:ACOD_LotFBH_More_Questions_than_Answers_-_Kassandra_and_Natakas_camping.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra and Natakas at the campsite]] | |||
Kassandra and Natakas returned to camp, where night had fallen. Natakas prepared the meal from the boar meat Kassandra hunted. | Kassandra and Natakas returned to camp, where night had fallen. Natakas prepared the meal from the boar meat Kassandra hunted. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''That makes ''everything'' better.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''That makes ''everything'' better.'' | ||
<tabber> | |||
|-|Loved boar meat earlier= | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You're an amazing cook, Natakas. Good enough for the gods.'' | |||
|-|Hated boar meat earlier= | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I usually hate boar. But what you've managed to do here—it's fit for the gods.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I usually hate boar. But what you've managed to do here—it's fit for the gods.'' | ||
</tabber> | |||
*'''Natakas:''' ''It's an old family recipe. My grandmother would be happy to hear.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''It's an old family recipe. My grandmother would be happy to hear.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''We should all indulge as gods when we can.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''We should all indulge as gods when we can.'' | ||
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*'''Natakas:''' ''There ''is'' something special about you. Everyone can see it, obviously. But no one, not even you, can fully tell what it is.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''There ''is'' something special about you. Everyone can see it, obviously. But no one, not even you, can fully tell what it is.'' | ||
|-|We can all dream.= | |-|We can all dream.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' '' | Kassandra stood up. | ||
*'''Natakas:''' '' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''We could pretend, for a while. In truth, I'm a ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]''. I hunt for food, like you. I work for [[drachma]]e, like you. I live on the road. Like you.'' | ||
Natakas stood up as well. | |||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Yet, I've seen the Eagle Bearer. Your deeds are worthy of the stories.'' | |||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
[[File:ACOD_LotFBH_More_Questions_than_Answers_-_Kassandra_overlooking_hill.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra and Natakas looking over the hill]] | |||
Kassandra turned to the edge of the cliff, looking out at the nighttime scenery. | Kassandra turned to the edge of the cliff, looking out at the nighttime scenery. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''With all that's happened in Makedonia... I guess you can't stay here.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''With all that's happened in Makedonia... I guess you can't stay here.'' | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''I don't know. We always run. Ever since I was a child. My mother would find a way—no matter if it were by the side of a road or in a cave somewhere—she'd find a way to keep us warm. Safe. Like we had a home. I don't know if I'll ever feel that again.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''I don't know. We always run. Ever since I was a child. My mother would find a way—no matter if it were by the side of a road or in a cave somewhere—she'd find a way to keep us warm. Safe. Like we had a home. I don't know if I'll ever feel that again.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''She's gone now?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''She's gone now?'' | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''Years ago. Same with my siblings. The [[Order of the Ancients|Order]]. The last time we saw them was the last time I saw my sister [[Neema]] alive. What about you? What about your past?'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Years ago. Same with my siblings. The [[Order of the Ancients|Order]]. The last time we saw them was the last time I saw my sister [[Neema (Persian)|Neema]] alive. What about you? What about your past?'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|I'm much like you.= | |-|I'm much like you.= | ||
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</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Natakas:''' ''We're shaped by our pasts, not defined by them.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''We're shaped by our pasts, not defined by them.'' | ||
The two continued to stand watch overlooking the cliff well into the night. | The two continued to stand watch overlooking the cliff well into the night. The next morning, Kassandra discussed the situation with [[Barnabas]]. | ||
The next morning, Kassandra discussed the situation with [[Barnabas]]. | |||
*'''Barnabas:''' ''They're Persians, you say?'' | *'''Barnabas:''' ''They're Persians, you say?'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Darius claims to have killed King Xerxes himself.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Darius claims to have killed King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes]] himself.'' | ||
*'''Barnabas:''' ''Ha! You don't believe that, do you?'' | *'''Barnabas:''' ''Ha! You don't believe that, do you?'' | ||
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*'''Barnabas:''' ''And yet we've heard wilder claims that turned out true.'' | *'''Barnabas:''' ''And yet we've heard wilder claims that turned out true.'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
[[File:ACOD_LotFBH_More_Questions_than_Answers_-_Kassandra_and_Barnabas.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra and Barnabas discuss Darius]] | |||
Kassandra exhaled with exasperation. | Kassandra exhaled with exasperation. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I don't know what to believe anymore. Darius says the Order of the Ancients are here to find me. The note he found mentioned [[Tainted One|others]]—'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I don't know what to believe anymore. Darius says the Order of the Ancients are here to find me. The note he found mentioned [[Tainted One|others]]—'' | ||
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<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|I trust Darius.= | |-|I trust Darius.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I trust Darius. He's mysterious, but not a liar.'' | |||
|-|I don't trust Darius.= | |-|I don't trust Darius.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''There's too much left unsaid. So, no, I don't trust him.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''There's too much left unsaid. So, no, I don't trust him.'' | ||
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*'''Barnabas:''' ''Then be careful. Make sure whatever he is hiding isn't a trap.'' | *'''Barnabas:''' ''Then be careful. Make sure whatever he is hiding isn't a trap.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll be as careful as I always am.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll be as careful as I always am.'' | ||
She | She punched Barnabas lightly and playfully on the shoulder. | ||
*'''Barnabas:''' ''That's what I'm afraid of.'' | *'''Barnabas:''' ''That's what I'm afraid of.'' | ||
Barnabas took his leave of Kassandra. | Barnabas took his leave of Kassandra. | ||
==Outcome== | |||
Kassandra spent a day of hunting and bonding with Natakas. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Memories of Kassandra]] | [[Category:Memories of Kassandra]] | ||
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | [[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:34, 11 May 2026
More Questions than Answers was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description[edit | edit source]
Kassandra met with Natakas to learn more about his life.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Kassandra walked through the hideout after Darius and Natakas left. She still had questions and decided Natakas was the one most likely to provide answers.
- Kassandra: I should find Natakas...
She left the hideout and passed by Darius at the campfire overlooking the forest.
- Darius: Natakas has gone out hunting, if you're looking for him.
Kassandra made her way to a hill where Natakas overlooked the hunting grounds.
- Natakas: Kassandra. What are you doing here?
- Kassandra: I was going to ask you the same.
- Natakas: I find doing something practical helps me get my thoughts together.
- Kassandra: You like hunting.
- Natakas: I do. There's deer here usually.
- Kassandra: If you're anything like Darius, I bet you're good with a bow.
- Natakas: I do all right.
- Kassandra: Modest.
- Natakas: I was just about to start. Would you like to join me?
(Accept – "I'll hunt with you.")
- Kassandra: I'd like that. It'd be nice.
- Natakas: Let's see how good you really are. How many deer do you think you can get?
- Kassandra: Let's find out...
Kassandra and Natakas made their way down the hill.
- Natakas: The deer are usually around here...
Kassandra drew her bow and felled a deer.
- Natakas: Nice shot.
She felled another.
- Kassandra: Darius is good in a fight. He must train a lot.
- Natakas: Never misses a day. He doesn't know his age...
Kassandra felled a third deer.
- Kassandra: Your father is a man of few words.
- Natakas: And you caught him on a more talkative day.
She hunted another one.
- Natakas: Another one!
Upon felling the fifth deer, Natakas heard a noise.
- Natakas: Shh! Did you hear that?
- Kassandra: What?
- Natakas: Follow me. Stay quiet. There!
Kassandra followed him until he pointed out the source of the noise. Natakas commented on their new quarry.
- Natakas: He's tricky...
Natakas crouched on a small cliff under a tree. Kassandra crouched down beside him.
- Natakas: Shh...
He looked directly at her.
- Natakas: Trust me.
He turned her attention to the animal below them.
- Natakas: Look...
The animal was not a deer, but a boar, a rare sight in Makedonia.
- Kassandra: A boar? In Makedonia?
- Natakas: Almost unheard of. Delicious.
- Kassandra: It is...
Kassandra grimaced.
- Kassandra: They taste... Filthy animals.
- Natakas: Keep quiet... It'll hear you.
They stood carefully and Kassandra drew her bow once more.
- Natakas: I can almost taste it...
The boar was tougher than the deer, but Kassandra slew it all the same and harvested its meat.
- Boar Meat
The thick layers are moist with fat and juices.
- Kassandra: What's this?
Kassandra and Natakas returned to camp, where night had fallen. Natakas prepared the meal from the boar meat Kassandra hunted.
- Natakas: That makes everything better.
- Kassandra: You're an amazing cook, Natakas. Good enough for the gods.
- Kassandra: I usually hate boar. But what you've managed to do here—it's fit for the gods.
- Natakas: It's an old family recipe. My grandmother would be happy to hear.
- Kassandra: We should all indulge as gods when we can.
- Natakas: Us? Gods?
- Kassandra: Speak for yourself. I'm already a god.
Natakas stood and smiled at her boast.
- Natakas: There is something special about you. Everyone can see it, obviously. But no one, not even you, can fully tell what it is.
Kassandra stood up.
- Kassandra: We could pretend, for a while. In truth, I'm a misthios. I hunt for food, like you. I work for drachmae, like you. I live on the road. Like you.
- Natakas: Yet, I've seen the Eagle Bearer. Your deeds are worthy of the stories.
Kassandra turned to the edge of the cliff, looking out at the nighttime scenery.
- Kassandra: With all that's happened in Makedonia... I guess you can't stay here.
- Natakas: I don't know. We always run. Ever since I was a child. My mother would find a way—no matter if it were by the side of a road or in a cave somewhere—she'd find a way to keep us warm. Safe. Like we had a home. I don't know if I'll ever feel that again.
- Kassandra: She's gone now?
- Natakas: Years ago. Same with my siblings. The Order. The last time we saw them was the last time I saw my sister Neema alive. What about you? What about your past?
- Kassandra: I never knew a true home, either. I grew up fending for myself, hoping there'd be a place out there where I'd feel, as you said, warm. I haven't found it.
Natakas looked sad to hear this.
- Kassandra: And anyway, I don't think it exists.
- Kassandra: I don't have a family. Not one worth considering anyway.
- Natakas: We're shaped by our pasts, not defined by them.
The two continued to stand watch overlooking the cliff well into the night. The next morning, Kassandra discussed the situation with Barnabas.
- Barnabas: They're Persians, you say?
- Kassandra: Darius claims to have killed King Xerxes himself.
- Barnabas: Ha! You don't believe that, do you?
Kassandra smiled.
- Kassandra: I do believe it. Of all the lies he could tell, that's one of the most unbelievable.
Barnabas smiled as well.
- Barnabas: A lie worthy of Dolos himself.
- Kassandra: I don't believe him. It's too wild of a claim, even for me.
- Barnabas: And yet we've heard wilder claims that turned out true.
Kassandra exhaled with exasperation.
- Kassandra: I don't know what to believe anymore. Darius says the Order of the Ancients are here to find me. The note he found mentioned others—
- Barnabas: There are others like you?
- Kassandra: If I believe him, there are. But how do I know that Darius isn't working for the Cult, or in the Order himself?
- Barnabas: You say he's heard you're a great warrior. Maybe he wants to use you to help him fight against this Order.
- Kassandra: If he's not one of them.
- Barnabas: The simple question is, do you trust him?
- Kassandra: I trust Darius. He's mysterious, but not a liar.
- Kassandra: There's too much left unsaid. So, no, I don't trust him.
- Kassandra: It's impossible for me to truly trust anyone.
- Barnabas: Ouch.
- Kassandra: Except you, Barnabas.
- Barnabas: It sounds like you need to go back to these Persians if you want to know what's really going on.
- Kassandra: Darius is hiding something, that much is clear.
- Barnabas: Then be careful. Make sure whatever he is hiding isn't a trap.
- Kassandra: I'll be as careful as I always am.
She punched Barnabas lightly and playfully on the shoulder.
- Barnabas: That's what I'm afraid of.
Barnabas took his leave of Kassandra.
Outcome[edit | edit source]
Kassandra spent a day of hunting and bonding with Natakas.