The needs of the body, the heart and the mind are all different, and only sometimes overlap. Altaïr is not above seeing to the first of these with someone willing and leaving it at that; vulnerability is something he avoids, and love — that is something he's long set aside from his life. He's long since stopped looking for anything than physical.

But tonight is different. They both needed this, after what's happened. And if he's not in love, he can at least appreciate feeling this connection. Altaïr is quiet when he finishes, a silent Assassin even in his most intimate moments, but the intensity of what he feels is obvious in the look on his face that he doesn't try to hide.