- Basim: Wait, I have something to take care of.
- Murjana: I do not have long to wait, Hidden One.
- Basim: As-salamu 'alaikum (Peace be upon you), Murjana.
- Murjana: Yalla! (Let's go)! Time is running quick, we have to hurry. Are you ready?
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A Dance with Thieves was a virtual representation of one of Basim Ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
Basim received word of a renowned merchant's daughter needing help.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Basim arrived at the Harbiyah bureau and found a note on the table to the left of where Fuladh Al Haami stood.
- Hidden One,
My name is Murjana. An old friend by the name of Beshi pointed me towards you. He told me that you shadowy figures are trustworthy and so I hope you can help me with a delicate and possibly perilous matter regarding my father, Ali Baba. You have no doubt heard his name. Meet me outside the gates south of Baghdad with haste.
–Murjana
- Basim: A request for help from Murjana, the daughter of Ali Baba. A trader, rich beyond measure. What could the daughter of a famed merchant want? It says to meet her outside the gates of Baghdad.
- Fuladh: Murjana? I hear she is formidable with a sword. Some say she dances with them in battle.
As requested, Basim traveled to Baghdad's southern gate, where he overheard Murjana arguing with a merchant.
- Murjana: Do you take me for a dog's ass? These apples were selling at half the price yesterday!
- Civilian: Yesterday is yesterday, no? Do you think coin rains freely from the skies? I have people to feed!
- Murjana: There needs to be balance in the market, any respectable merchant knows that. If my father sees this...
Basim approached Murjana and introduced himself.
- Basim: Murjana, daughter of Ali Baba?
- Murjana: Who asks?
- Basim: Call me Basim. We received your letter back the bureau.
- Murjana: Ah, the Hidden Ones, yes! Well if I waited any longer, camels would have sprouted wings on their humps. We can skip the prattle. Come, time is running and so shall we.
- Basim: Wait. Where are we going?
- Murjana: To find my father.
- Basim: Lead the way.
- Murjana: I prepared the horses.
Basim and Murjana mounted their horses and began riding away from Baghdad.
- Basim: How did you find us?
- Murjana: One hears many things in Baghdad, especially when your father knows every trader in the city.
- Basim: Ali Baba. In your letter you mentioned he was in danger.
- Murjana: Without a doubt. Have you heard of the Forty Thieves?
- Basim: The notorious bandits, led by the King of Thieves. Legend says he wields a flaming sword. The boys I grew up with would not stop talking about him. I thought it a legend, a tale told to children.
- Murjana: My father has been involved with them. For thieves, they are surprisingly skilled at trading.
- Basim: Your father was meeting them on their territory?
- Murjana: A terrible idea. I have told him a thousand times not to deal with the likes of thieves, but my words are the wind. Now look where we are. Me, working with Hidden Ones to make sure he is safe.
- Basim: You must love your father if you hired a Hidden One to play guard.
- Murjana: We travel together, and I am the protector of his caravans. I have responsibility for his well-being... and a daughter worries. These thieves are not to be taken lightly. You are my reserve should I need aid. The plan is simple. We keep watch from afar, and should anything happen... follow my lead.
The pair approached the Forty Thieves' hideout.
- Murjana: We're near.
Just outside the hideout, Basim and Murjana spotted a destroyed cart and its horse slain.
- Murjana: Oh, no! Tuffaha! (Apple!) My father's horse! La'anakum Allah! (May God curse you all!) I'm going to tear their limbs for rats!
- Basim: Wait, Murjana. We do not know what transpired yet.
Before following Murjana, Basim picked up a note from among the cart's debris.
Ali Baba's Final Testament
- If you find this letter, presume I have passed on. I have uncovered many of the secrets of the Forty Thieves, but not all. What knowledge I have gathered I have recorded in my diary, secure in my study.
Use the knowledge I have gathered to defeat this plague of Thieves. And May Allah bless you.
Basim approached Murjana, who was observing a group of thieves guarding the entrance to the hideout.
- Murjana: There! We need to get down there, now!
- Basim: What happened to watching from afar?
- Murjana: The time for watching is over! My father's life is at stake. I'm going—
- Basim: No, wait, I will take them, quietly. We are on their grounds now, it pays to practice caution.
- Murjana: Fine! Show me how you do it, but hurry.
Basim overheard two thieves mocking Ali Baba as it became clear that they were responsible for his disappearance.
- Thief: Ha-ha! You hear what he said? "We had a deal! You gave me your word!" Ha-ha!
- Thief: Does he not know to never deal with thieves?
Basim eliminated all the thieves standing guard.
- Basim: No fuss.
Murjana descended from the cliff and joined Basim. After nodding to each other in agreement, the two split up to search the area and discover Ali Baba's fate. Soon, Basim found the man's dead body and, saddened, called out to Murjana.
- Basim: Murjana...
- Murjana: Yes, I'm here...
In disbelief at seeing her father's corpse, Murjana kneeled beside him and began crying.
- Murjana: No!
Basim offered his condolences.
- Basim: Ad'u Allah an yudkhilah al-Jannah. (I pray to God that he may enter Heaven.)
- Murjana: Thank you.
Looking around the area and at the thieves he had slain, Basim realized that the rest of Ali Baba's killers were still out there and would likely return soon.
- Basim: I do not believe that this is the last of the thieves. There must be more. We must go.
- Murjana: Yes.
Murjana picked up her father's body.
- Murjana: My father is to be buried and remembered, the way it should be. Meet me at my home near the bazaar. I will make payment for your services there.
Murjana left the area carrying her father's body as Basim looked on remorsefully.
Outcome[edit | edit source]
Basim dealt with the thieves but was too late to save Murjana's father. The pair agreed to meet later.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Murjana arguing with the merchant -
Murjana confirming she is Ali Baba's daughter -
Basim and Murjana observing the thieves from afar -
Murjana looking at one of the slain thieves -
Murjana joining Basim -
Basim finding Ali Baba's body -
Ali Baba's corpse -
Murjana mourning her father -
Murjana picking up Ali Baba's body -
Basim watching Murjana leave with her father's body
