[Altaïr gives him a sharp nod to acknowledge he has heard the request. Preserving life during a fight in which he is terribly outnumbered is not typically one of his concerns, but he can manage it.
That doesn't mean most of the bandits will live through the end of this fight, though. Some of them appear to realize this, because their level of combat grows not more desperate, if not more skillful. One of the biggest charges forward, wielding his tremendous bulk along with whatever weapons he might have — and it might be the more dangerous of the two, which is why Altaïr won't allow him the time to use it.
He dodges, thrusts out an arm and extends his hidden blade as the bandit rounds on Jacob. He doesn't have a chance to react before the blade is plunged between his ribs.]
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That doesn't mean most of the bandits will live through the end of this fight, though. Some of them appear to realize this, because their level of combat grows not more desperate, if not more skillful. One of the biggest charges forward, wielding his tremendous bulk along with whatever weapons he might have — and it might be the more dangerous of the two, which is why Altaïr won't allow him the time to use it.
He dodges, thrusts out an arm and extends his hidden blade as the bandit rounds on Jacob. He doesn't have a chance to react before the blade is plunged between his ribs.]