Smoke Over Water

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Smoke Over Water was a virtual representation of one of Bayek's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.

Description

Harkhuf's smuggler, Jeska, was killed by Sefetu. He wants to ask Amosis to take over her role.

Dialogue

Bayek travelled to the western docks of Sais, where he found Amosis selling fish.

• Bayek: Amosis?
• Amosis: Yes? Fresh cockles and mussels today!
• Bayek: My name is Bayek. I come from Harkhuf. He needs your help, as a friend of Jeska.
• Amosis: I'm listening.
• Bayek: Since Jeska was killed, Harkhuf needs a trusted agent to shepherd people out from under Sefetu's watch.
• Amosis: Dead? You and Harkhuf are out of touch! Jeska's too tough to be held by Sefetu. She escaped the Firebrand!
• Bayek: What? Where is she?
• Amosis: Back on the river. She took a felucca loaded with supplies to the people she sheltered. She's taken a dangerous route to the southwest past the hippopotamuses to avoid Sefetu's eyes. If you follow the coast, you'll find her.

Bayek boarded a felucca and sailed towards the southern coast. He discovered Jeska fighting a pack of hippopotamuses.

• Jeska: Hiyah! Away, you blasted river pigs! If I had a sharp knife, I would skin you for the leather.

Bayek assisted her and killed them.

• Jeska: What are you called?
• Bayek: Bayek.
• Jeska: Good to meet you, Bayek. I am Jeska.
• Bayek: How did you end up here?
• Jeska: I got lost, sailed the wrong way.
• Bayek: I would not call avoiding Sefetu's patrols "the wrong way."
• Jeska: What do you know of Sefetu?
• Bayek: Harkhuf believed you were dead. But you escaped. He needs you back.
• Jeska: Help me get these supplies to my village. There are many depending on me. And we will talk.

Bayek and Jeska travelled to Jeska's felucca.

• Jeska: How did you know Harkhuf?
• Bayek: I was sent to him by a man whom I am pledged. I believe we are working towards the same end.
• Jeska: Well, Harkhuf is a great man, though Sais is a region of self-proclaimed great men. But Harkhuf has a good heart. He cares for his people and his city.
• Bayek: Yes, he protects them from cowards like the Scarab and Sefetu. I have smuggled many families, like poor Wenis and her son, out of Sais to keep them safe. Those have tried to refuse Sefetu, he has burned to death.

They boarded the felucca and travelled to a pier at the river.

• Bayek: You are courageous to protect families that are not your blood.
• Jeska: If you say. I hide them in my village until we can arrange a caravan to get them beyond the desert. Hence the food and medicine I bring.
• Bayek: How did you survive?
• Jeska: Sefetu's soldiers brought me to Fort Nikiou, where they burned and tortured me. But I spat in their faces. When they thought me broken, I-by the gods! Sefetu has come!

Several Ptolemaic felucca sailed towards Bayek and Jeska. Bayek was able to eliminate them. The felucca arrived at the pier. Bayek followed Jeska to her village, only to discover it had been burned down and looted by soldiers.

• Jeska: No! No! Pentu! Anen! Wenis! Sefetu's men are burning everything!
• Bayek: Stay here. Let me take care of them.

Bayek eliminated the soldiers.

• Bayek: It is done.
• Jeska: So many lives turned to ash... Is anyone left?
• Bayek: We need to be quick. More will come.

Bayek and Jeska looked for survivors. They heard a sound coming from behind them.

• Jeska: Did you hear that?
• Bayek: Yes...

Jeska discovered a heavily burned and injured Pentu, covered by wooden blocks.

• Jeska: Pentu! Oh, by the gods, you are still alive! I will not leave you here.

An enemy soldier sneaked behind her. Meanwhile, Bayek, who was still searching, heard a scream and went to investigate. The soldier tried to slash Jeska's throat, but she was able to reverse the blade and killed the soldier.

• Jeska: My cousins have a farm nearby. It may be untouched. Please, help me bring Pentu!
• Bayek: Of course. I will take him.

Bayek carried Pentu on his back. He put him onto a horse and climbed on to it. Jeska followed Bayek, and together, the two rode to Jeska's cousins' farm.

• Jeska: Ipi! Abana! Are you there?
• Woman: By Serapis! Is it you, jeska? We saw what happened. We thought you'd died!
• Jeska: Pentu survived! He needs help.
• Woman: Of course! Bring him here.

Bayek put Pentu down onto the ground, where the villagers tended to him.

• Jeska: Thank you for Pentu's life.
• Bayek: I did nothing that you would not have done. He owes his life to you. This is not the end of it, however.
• Jeska: No. These dogs still hunt for their prick master. I will go to Harkhuf. We must find a way to peel Sefetu out of his shell, and deal with him.
• Bayek: I cannot bring your people back from Duat. But I will help you avenge your village.

Outcome

Bayek was able to discover the true fate of Jeska, and helped her to rescue Pentu from village and bring him to safety.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Origins