The Wise Warrior

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The Wise Warrior was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

Description

While in Athens, Kassandra met the general Demosthenes, who hoped Kassandra would help him ensure Athens would be victorious in the war.

Dialogue

• Kassandra: I'm interested.
• Demosthenes: I'm impressed with your work.
• Kassandra: Did you expect any less?
• Demosthenes: I had hoped, but hiring you was a gamble.
• Kassandra: Most things in life are.
• Demosthenes: I am perhaps a bit more willing to gamble than my fellow generals would like.
• Kassandra: If you take no risks, you win no wars.
• Demosthenes: Exactly! How is it a mercenary understands this when the "greatest" generals of Athens don't?
• Kassandra: I'm not sure whether I should feel flattered or insulted.
• Demosthenes: The Spartans are trying to find our supply lines. We've caught several spies already. We cannot afford such a loss.
• Kassandra: Not if you want to keep your troops alive, no.
• Demosthenes: I need you to kill more of their commanders. Leave their hoplites without leadership. They'll be scrambling.
• Kassandra: Are you sure? Spartans are fierce warriros.
• Demosthenes: Warriors, yes. Thinkers, no. They react like wild animals. Put them in a situation that requires genuine thought, and they fall apart. Kill the commanders and bring me their seals. We'll see how the other generals react to that.
• Kassandra: I'll get you your seals.
• Demosthenes: The sooner the better.

(If players choose "What do you really think of Spartans?") 

• Kassandra: What do you think of the Spartans?
• Demosthenes: If you were to ask General Neon that, he'd tell you they were mindless brutes. That's half true. They have a base sort of cunning. It shouldn't be enough to withstand Athenian might. Assuming the other generals make intelligent decisions instead of stalling.
• Kassandra: You do know I'm of Spartan birth?
• Demosthenes: You're more skilled than the average Spartan. In time, you might even manage Athenian citizenship.
• Kassandra: The true pinnacle of success.
• Demosthenes: Of course. I wish I had more say over our naval forces. What I could do to the Spartans then...

(If players choose "How long have you been a general?")

• Kassandra: Have you held this command for long?
• Demosthenes: I've been a general in the army for a long time. I made some mistakes in my early days, but I more than made up for them after. Still, everyone attributes my victories to luck. Never to my own decisions.
• Kassandra: I see how that could be frustrating.
• Demosthenes: Other men take credit for my victories. Cautious men who cause needless deaths by overlooking opportunities. You know what happens to a General who loses his reputation? Who gets blamed for the loss of Athenian lives?
• Kassandra: Nothing good.
• Demosthenes: He dies. So I will do everything to preserve Athenian lives. Maybe one day, I'll even get credit for my accomplishments.

(If players choose "Why do you need the seals?")

• Kassandra: Why do you need these seals?
• Demosthenes: I need those seals to shove in the faces of the assembled generals, to get them to wake up. While they've been debating and stalling, I've been winning the war.

(Leave - "I have what I need.")

• Kassandra: I know what I have to do.

Kassandra returns to the general after finishing her task.

• Demosthenes: Do you have the seals for me?
• Kassandra: I do.
• Demosthenes: More seals, and more proof what we're doing is working. Thankfully, there are at least some people in power willing to listen to me.
• Kassandra: I'll leave the politics to you.
• Demosthenes: As it should be. And I have more work for you, assuming you're up for it.

(Dialogue continues to start the next quest.)

Outcome

Kassandra acquired 3 polemarch seals. In return, he gave her his greaves .

References

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey