He has no fewer than five knives strapped to his body at various points beneath the robes. The smaller number is in concession to the festive occasion; the fact that he is not unarmed is because such a thing rarely happens.
(Her costume strikes him as unwise in that sense and nearly indecent by the standards of his homeland, but Altaïr is not especially concerned with others' sense of decency. It's the lack of places to hide a weapon that would concern him more if he thought they were in real danger.)
"It has been a learning experience. The decorations are impressive." Admittedly, they are also easier to achieve in the Horizon, but even with the enhanced creative capabilities available to them here, he doubts he would have come up with as impressive a display if it were up to him.
"The costumes, though." He frowns, working it out in his head. He is not a stupid man, but he must be missing some part of the logic. "I understood they should conceal one's identity. But you are obviously yourself."
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(Her costume strikes him as unwise in that sense and nearly indecent by the standards of his homeland, but Altaïr is not especially concerned with others' sense of decency. It's the lack of places to hide a weapon that would concern him more if he thought they were in real danger.)
"It has been a learning experience. The decorations are impressive." Admittedly, they are also easier to achieve in the Horizon, but even with the enhanced creative capabilities available to them here, he doubts he would have come up with as impressive a display if it were up to him.
"The costumes, though." He frowns, working it out in his head. He is not a stupid man, but he must be missing some part of the logic. "I understood they should conceal one's identity. But you are obviously yourself."