Basim approached the man, clearly dressed in the Hidden Ones robes.
Basim agreeing to help Naaji in his mission
Naaji:It is all right, I know you.
Basim:I cannot place your face, but you bear our mark.
Naaji:I am Naaji, one of MentorRayhan's informers. I asked for a more difficult assignment but maybe I should not have.
Basim:Tell me the problem.
Naaji:I tracked a pair of corrupt guards to the place where they take their bribes, but I do not think I can handle both.
Basim:Well done so far. Between us, we can finish the job. Follow my lead.
Basim followed Naaji as they entered alley and hid behind a sandbag. Basim took the first action by killing one of the guards. This escalated into an open fight.
Naaji: (surprised grunt)
Soldier:Look out! We're being attacked!
Basim and Naaji reflecting on the mission
Naaji:Argh! That bastard cut me! He cut me!
More guards showed up.
Basim:Oh... This job has just gotten a whole lot harder.
Basim and Naaj managed to defeat the guards and regrouped.
Naaji:Oh, Basim, you... you have done it?
Basim:Congratulations! Your first official assignment as a Hidden One is complete!
Naaji:I could not have done it without your help.
Basim:Nonsense! With a little more training, you will do fine. You simply need more confidence.
Naaji:You...really think so?
Basim:I do. Only a rare few succeed perfectly on their first attempt. Do not give up.
Basim:You do not have the steady nerves to follow through on your targets, but you did show intelligence in tracking them. Maybe you could still serve the Hidden Ones. Not with your blade, but with your mind.
Naaji:You mean by helping to identify and locate targets? That sort of thing?
Basim:Exactly! Our actions must be guided by knowledge, and some are simply better at gathering it.
Naaji:I did not think I was capable!
Basim:You only thought you needed my help. Maybe you do have the makings of a Hidden One.
Naaji:Thank you, Basim. I shall report back to Mentor Rahan and see what he says.
He ran off.
Naaji:I almost had him... I think.
Basim later found Naaji sitting on a bench within the Abbasiyah bureau.
Basim:So, Naaji, it looks like everything worked out in the end.
Naaji:The Bureau agreed my talents were better suited to preparing the hunt than making the kill.
Basim:You have a keen mind, Naaji, and the more you hone those skills, the sharper they will be.
Naaji:The Bureau was not easy to convince, but I persisted. With training, my hands will grow steady and deadly.
Basim:If you pursue your goal with such passion, you will surely succeed.
Naaji:Thank you for setting me on the right path, Basim. Take this as a token of my appreciation.
