Judge and Executioner

Judge and Executioner was a virtual representation of one of Basim Ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.
==Description==
Basim began his investigation on Governor Muhammad ibn Tahir.
==Dialogue==
Basim entered the Mazalim Courts.
*Basim: The Mazalim courts are close. Dervis once told me it is where the commons can appeal when justice itself is dealt unjustly. My father once said, to know the measure of a man, ask those who work beneath him. These judges must know the Governor better than most.
He made his way to the judge's office and spoke to him.
*Basim: Greetings, sayyidi. I wonder if I could ask you some questions about the Governor, Muhammad ibn Tahir.
*Adil ibn Munsif: I am not underpaid to answer questions. I suggest you make this worth my time. Otherwise...
He motioned for Basim to leave.
<tabber>
|-|(Offer token to Bribe)=
*Basim: Would you accept this token of appreciation from a humble citizen?
*Adil ibn Munsif: Hmm. I would. As a start.
|-|Never mind.=
</tabber>
*Basim: Now... what do you know about the Governor?
*Adil ibn Munsif: He's feared. Respected. Dedicated to the rule of law, order.
*Basim: That is all you know? You work here. Muhammad ibn Tahir keeps office at the courts!
*Adil ibn Munsif: At the Shurta Courts, not the Mazalim. He does keep spies here. One scuttles back to his office every day at noon. Goodbye now.
Basim left the office and waited at an outside bench, discovering someone across who seemed to fit the description of a messenger.
*Basim: That messenger could lead me to the Governor's office... and whatever secrets he buries there.
Basim carefully followed the messenger from afar.
*Basim: There you are, just as I thought.
He followed the man as he navigated through the streets. Reaching a guarded gate, he used the rooftops to keep away.
*Messenger: Stay alert... something is amiss.
*Soldier: Yes, sayyidi.
*Basim: Good. Now stay where I can see you, would you?
Basim followed the man to the Shurta Headquarters, with the messenger heading inside.
*Basim: Dervis always warned me I would be dragged to the Shurta. Who would have imagined I would walk in willingly?
Basim found a way to get inside the building, where he hid in a wardrobe to eavesdropp on two nearby soldiers. 
*Soldier: Has the governor returned?
*Soldier: I am not sure. I did not see him go upstairs.
Basim made his way upstairs and proceed along the corridor, hearing conversations on the other side of the room of the first floor.
*Soldier: It's been mad in the streets today. If it's not Abu 'Abdallah's thugs sowing chaos, it's the damn rebels!
*Soldier: It's all we can do to keep riots from breaking out. The Governor has a plan. He will see us through this storm.
Basim recovered the key to the governor's from one of the soldiers. He read on a note on the table.
He returned to the office door and unlocked it, gaining him acess. He proceeded inside to yet another room.
*Basim: Muhammad ibn Tahir's office, at last.
He read a note on a stool in the corner.
*Basim: Abu 'Abdallah swears allegiance to the Caliph, and that he will not seek the throne himself...
He read a copy of Arib Al-Ma'muniyya's work on a nearby cabinet.
*Basim: "Ocean, Desert, Cobra, Dove." It seems he is an admirer of Arib the Poet.
He read a letter on the main table.
He discovered a map on Alamut on a desk.
*Basim: A man who puppets the powerful, who seeks to purge the Hidden Ones at Alamut... I have seen enough.
Just as he finished his investigation, the governor Muhammad ibn Tahir entered the office and spotted Basim.
*Muhammad: You can tell your masters I've had copies made. Shred that page, slit my throat, our bargain stands.
*Basim: My masters?
*Muhammad: The masked cabal, the Order of... I don't care. Are you not in their service?
*Basim: Are you not in their service?
*Muhammad: I serve the Caliphate. I serve Allah. And I do it without hiding my face. Now, if you'll excuse me.
*Basim: Why were you giving commands to Wasif Al-Turki? A member of the Order?
*Muhammad: The brute was stoking the fire of a thousand rebellions. Thankfully someone spared me the trouble of putting him down. A Hidden One, I heard. Are you the one to thank?
*Basim: I read your letters. You forced your cousins to remove their protection from Alamut. You sold us out to our enemies!
*Muhammad: And brought peace to Baghdad. You've already helped yourself to the receipt.
*Basim: Abu 'Abdallah's Oath of Allegiance? What does he have to do with anything?
Basim drew his Hidden Blade
*Muhammad: His ambition would have torn the Caliphate apart. I offered the Order Alamut, they gave me assurance he'd threaten us no more.
*Basim: So to trap a fox you loose a wolf? The Order will see Baghdad burn, Governor! History will judge you for this.
*Muhammad: History can hang me for it! I'll leave this world knowing that there is courage in compromise!
Basim drew his Hidden Blade near the governor's neck.
*Basim: There is also cowardice!
*Muhammad: How old are you? Twenty? I was your age when I came to this city. Righteous beyond reproach.
*Basim: What happened?
*Muhammad: I grew up. If you really wish to spare Alamut, turn that blade on your enemies.
Basim withdrew his Hidden Blade.
*Basim: Give me their name. The one you brokered the deal with.
*Muhammad: I could. But if you fail, then I die... and I'd prefer not to . Now, I have things to do. No hard feelings.
The governor left his office and immediately called for the guards.
*Muhammad: Guards!
The alarm was sounded, leaving the place on high alert.
*Basim: So the day ends with me fleeing the Shurta after all.
Guards entered the governor's office.
*Soldier: Quick, to the Governor!
Basim managed to flee the Shurta Headquarters, and reflected on what he found on the governor.
*Basim: Order or no, Governor Muhammad is no friend to the Hidden Ones.
==Outcome==
Basim uncovered Muhammad's dealings with the Order, selling out the Hidden Ones of Alamut for peace in Baghdad.
==Trivia==
*A band of mercenaries can be found located directly outside the Shurta Headquarters, offering players an option to easily enter the building by bribing them to attack the guards with a token.
==References==
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
Category:Memories of Basim Ibn Ishaq
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