Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12
Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12 is the twelfth episode of Redice Studio's webtoon Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple, a sequel to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. The webtoon, written by ARC and SHYATAN and with art by Tabii, was released on 11 July 2023.
Plot summary[edit | edit source]
After the attack on the Mandarin's House, Edward Kenway and Madam Lee sit down for tea and resume their earlier conversation. As they are both hesitant to reveal what they know about the other, Edward points out that they share a common enemy in the ninja who attacked them, and suggests that they stop keeping secrets from each other. Lee agrees and begins to explain how she uncovered the existence of both the Assassins and the Templars through her trade network. While having no interest in their conflict, she was initially willing to work with either side as long as it benefited her. Edward remarks that this is similar to his way of thinking when he first encountered the two orders, before he learned of the Templars' goals.
Lee continues, revealing that after several Dutch East India Company ships went missing in the Strait of Malacca, her company was framed for the incident, damaging its reputation and causing her business to suffer as a result. It was during this time that Hendrik, looking for a way to return to the ruins of Angkor he had discovered, approached Lee to ask her to sponsor an expedition there. She turned him down, believing his story to be absurd, but nonetheless decided to keep an eye on him. After Hendrik's death, Lee bought his sea log from the bank where he had been keeping it, intending to hold on to it as collateral.
As Edward and Lee take a stroll outside, the latter continues to recount her story. She reveals that, shortly after her purchase of Hendrik's sea log, she was approached by a man who claimed to be speaking on behalf of her rival trading companies. The man, secretly a Templar, demanded the sea log in exchange for ceasing all interference against Lee's business, but she refused to hand it over, suspecting the journal to be more valuable than she had thought at first.
As Lee finishes her story, she states that the Templars are serious about finding Angkor and that they never intended to hold their end of their bargain with her. After Edward reveals that the Templars are the ones who killed Hendrik and that they are likely working with Lee's business rivals, he proposes an alliance. In exchange for dealing with the Templars, which should also weaken Lee's rivals, and recovering Hendrik's sea log, Edward asks Lee to sponsor his expedition to find Angkor. The madam agrees, and Edward leaves to meet up with John Young, who is waiting near his ship.
Elsewhere, Shimazu Saito finds that all the information in Hendrik's sea log pertaining to Angkor is encrypted. Deducing the cipher needed to decode it is in Edward's possession, the Templar orders their men to find and capture the Assassin.
Characters in order of appearance[edit | edit source]
- Edward Kenway
- Madam Lee
- Hendrik (flashback)
- Shimazu Saito
- John Young