[The emotions is were the other need to step away, the connection--it was about how one handled themselves and sometimes certain emotions could get caught up, could make things more difficult as he had learned with the issues he held with Altaïr after the incident at Solomon's Temple. Still, if the other sincere then his words can become truth and all of this could be pushed behind them as time passed and everything fell into place.

Malik was not such a fool though to believe it would be an easy task, but he was never very good at being exceedingly positive. It's at this point though that he makes the chance to speak up because to Malik, the Creed is everything.] It's not just something that you can transcribe repetitively then suddenly come to understand.

It takes not only mental practice but understanding in the field as well. [As it was the issues in the field that got them in trouble in the first place.] You say these things but will you hold to them? Should we expect you to withhold your intentions from us once more?