The funeral in Jerusalem had drawn soldiers, priests, and mourners into one crowded courtyard, giving Altaïra the perfect chance to reach Robert de Sablé. She struck through his guards and forced the armored Templar to the ground, but when she tore away his helm, she found not Robert but a younger knight, left behind as a decoy while his master rode for Arsuf. Her Hidden Blade hovered over his throat, yet she hesitated, surprised by both the deception and her own unwillingness to kill a man who was no longer a threat.