[That gets Altaïr to relax a little further, and he resolves to put thoughts of the future out of his mind. They will do him no good far from his homeland and years from when they might occur.

Besides, it's nice to know there are others with an appreciation for the things worth learning.]

I'll have to pay them a visit. [He nods in appreciation.] It may not be so immediate a concern as the necessities of survival, but I find it's as worth learning about as a list of objective facts.