- 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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|-|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:''' ''Follow me. Stay quiet.'' | *'''Natakas:''' ''Follow me. Stay quiet.'' | ||
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:''' There! | *'''Natakas:''' ''There!'' | ||
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.'' | ||
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|-|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. | ||
*'''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.'' | ||
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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:''' '' | Kassandrs 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.'' | ||
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*'''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 himself.'' | ||
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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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|-|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:''' ''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== | ||
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.
Kassandra met with Natakas to learn more about his life.
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.
She left the hideout and passed by Darius at the campfire overlooking the forest.

Kassandra made her way to a hill where Natakas overlooked the hunting grounds.
(Accept – "I'll hunt with you.")
Kassandra and Natakas made their way down the hill.
Kassandra drew her bow and felled a deer.
She felled another.
Kassandra felled a third deer.
She hunted another one.
Upon felling the fifth deer, Natakas heard a noise.
Kassandra followed him until he pointed out the source of the noise.
Natakas crouched on a small cliff under a tree. Kassandra crouched down beside him.

He looked directly at her.
He turned her attention to the animal below them.
The animal was not a deer, but a boar, a rare sight in Makedonia.
Kassandra grimaced.
They stood carefully and Kassandra drew her bow once more.
The boar was tougher than the deer, but Kassandra slew it all the same and harvested its meat.

Kassandra and Natakas returned to camp, where night had fallen. Natakas prepared the meal from the boar meat Kassandra hunted.
Natakas stood and smiled at her boast.
Kassandrs stood up.

Kassandra turned to the edge of the cliff, looking out at the nighttime scenery.
Natakas looked sad to hear this.
The two continued to stand watch overlooking the cliff well into the night. The next morning, Kassandra discussed the situation with Barnabas.
Kassandra smiled.
Barnabas smiled as well.

Kassandra exhaled with exasperation.
She tapped Barnabas on the shoulder.
Barnabas took his leave of Kassandra.
Kassandra spent a day of hunting and bonding with Natakas.