More Questions than Answers

More Questions than Answers was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
==Description==
Kassandra met with Natakas to learn more about his life.
==Dialogue==
Kassandra walked through the hideout after Darius and Natakas left. She still had questions and decided Natakas was the one most likely to provide answers.
*Kassandra: I should find Natakas...
She left the hideout and passed by Darius at the campfire overlooking the forest.
*Darius: Natakas has gone out hunting, if you're looking for him.
Kassandra made her way to a hill where Natakas overlooked the hunting grounds.
*Natakas: Kassandra. What are you doing here?
*Kassandra: I was going to ask you the same.
*Natakas: I find doing something practical helps me get my thoughts together.
*Kassandra: You like hunting.
*Natakas: I do. There's deer here usually.
<tabber>
|-|You don't look like the hunting type.=
*Kassandra: Everytime I've seen you, you're trying to save lives, not end them.
*Natakas: I don't see an issue if it's done with balance in mind and respect for the animal.
*Kassandra: That's a nice idea.
|-|You must take after your father.=
*Kassandra: If you're anything like Darius, I bet you're good with a bow.
*Natakas: I do all right.
*Kassandra: Modest.
</tabber>
*Natakas: I was just about to start. Would you like to join me?
(Accept – "I'll hunt with you.")
*Kassandra: I'd like that. It'd be nice.
*Natakas: Let's see how good you really are. How many deer do you think you can get?
*Kassandra: Let's find out...
Kassandra and Natakas made their way down the hill.
*Natakas: The deer are usually around here...
Kassandra drew her bow and felled a deer.
*Natakas: Nice shot.
She felled another.
*Kassandra: Darius is good in a fight. He must train a lot.
*Natakas: Never misses a day. He doesn't know his age...
Kassandra felled a third deer.
*Kassandra: Your father is a man of few words.
*Natakas: And you caught him on a more talkative day.
She hunted another one.
*Natakas: Another one!
Upon felling the fifth deer, Natakas heard a noise.
*Natakas: Shh! Did you hear that?
*Kassandra: What?
*Natakas: Follow me. Stay quiet. There!
Kassandra followed him until he pointed out the source of the noise. Natakas commented on their new quarry.
*Natakas: He's tricky...
Natakas crouched on a small cliff under a tree. Kassandra crouched down beside him.
*Natakas: Shh... 
He looked directly at her.
*Natakas: Trust me.
He turned her attention to the animal below them.
*Natakas: Look...
The animal was not a deer, but a boar, a rare sight in Makedonia.
*Kassandra: A boar? In Makedonia?
*Natakas: Almost unheard of. Delicious.
<tabber>
|-|I love boar.=
*Kassandra: It is...
|-|Boar is disgusting.=
Kassandra grimaced.
*Kassandra: They taste... Filthy animals.
</tabber>
*Natakas: Keep quiet... It'll hear you.
They stood carefully and Kassandra drew her bow once more.
*Natakas: I can almost taste it...
The boar was tougher than the deer, but Kassandra slew it all the same and harvested its meat.
*Kassandra: What's this?
Kassandra and Natakas returned to camp, where night had fallen. Natakas prepared the meal from the boar meat Kassandra hunted.
*Natakas: That makes everything better.
<tabber>
|-|Loved boar meat earlier=
*Kassandra: You're an amazing cook, Natakas. Good enough for the gods.
|-|Hated boar meat earlier=
*Kassandra: I usually hate boar. But what you've managed to do here—it's fit for the gods.
</tabber>
*Natakas: It's an old family recipe. My grandmother would be happy to hear.
*Kassandra: We should all indulge as gods when we can.
*Natakas: Us? Gods?
<tabber>
|-|I'm a god.=
*Kassandra: Speak for yourself. I'm already a god.
Natakas stood and smiled at her boast.
*Natakas: There is something special about you. Everyone can see it, obviously. But no one, not even you, can fully tell what it is.
|-|We can all dream.=
Kassandra stood up.
*Kassandra: We could pretend, for a while. In truth, I'm a misthios. I hunt for food, like you. I work for drachmae, like you. I live on the road. Like you.
Natakas stood up as well.
*Natakas: Yet, I've seen the Eagle Bearer. Your deeds are worthy of the stories.
</tabber>
Kassandra turned to the edge of the cliff, looking out at the nighttime scenery.
*Kassandra: With all that's happened in Makedonia... I guess you can't stay here.
*Natakas: I don't know. We always run. Ever since I was a child. My mother would find a way—no matter if it were by the side of a road or in a cave somewhere—she'd find a way to keep us warm. Safe. Like we had a home. I don't know if I'll ever feel that again.
*Kassandra: She's gone now?
*Natakas: Years ago. Same with my siblings. The Order. The last time we saw them was the last time I saw my sister Neema alive. What about you? What about your past?
<tabber>
|-|I'm much like you.=
*Kassandra: I never knew a true home, either. I grew up fending for myself, hoping there'd be a place out there where I'd feel, as you said, warm. I haven't found it.
Natakas looked sad to hear this.
*Kassandra: And anyway, I don't think it exists.
|-|Lie – I don't have a family.=
*Kassandra: I don't have a family. Not one worth considering anyway.
</tabber>
*Natakas: We're shaped by our pasts, not defined by them.
The two continued to stand watch overlooking the cliff well into the night. The next morning, Kassandra discussed the situation with Barnabas.
*Barnabas: They're Persians, you say?
*Kassandra: Darius claims to have killed King Xerxes himself.
*Barnabas: Ha! You don't believe that, do you?
<tabber>
|-|I believe Darius killed Xerxes.=
Kassandra smiled.
*Kassandra: I do believe it. Of all the lies he could tell, that's one of the most unbelievable.
Barnabas smiled as well.
*Barnabas: A lie worthy of Dolos himself.
|-|I don't believe Darius killed Xerxes.=
*Kassandra: I don't believe him. It's too wild of a claim, even for me.
*Barnabas: And yet we've heard wilder claims that turned out true.
</tabber>
Kassandra exhaled with exasperation.
*Kassandra: I don't know what to believe anymore. Darius says the Order of the Ancients are here to find me. The note he found mentioned others—
*Barnabas: There are others like you?
*Kassandra: If I believe him, there are. But how do I know that Darius isn't working for the Cult, or in the Order himself?
*Barnabas: You say he's heard you're a great warrior. Maybe he wants to use you to help him fight against this Order.
*Kassandra: If he's not one of them.
*Barnabas: The simple question is, do you trust him?
<tabber>
|-|I trust Darius.=
*Kassandra: I trust Darius. He's mysterious, but not a liar.
|-|I don't trust Darius.=
*Kassandra: There's too much left unsaid. So, no, I don't trust him.
|-|I don't trust anybody.=
*Kassandra: It's impossible for me to truly trust anyone.
*Barnabas: Ouch.
Barnabas smiled at her unintentional deprecation.
*Kassandra: Except you, Barnabas.
</tabber>
*Barnabas: It sounds like you need to go back to these Persians if you want to know what's really going on.
*Kassandra: Darius is hiding something, that much is clear.
*Barnabas: Then be careful. Make sure whatever he is hiding isn't a trap.
*Kassandra: I'll be as careful as I always am.
She tapped Barnabas on the shoulder.
*Barnabas: That's what I'm afraid of.
Barnabas took his leave of Kassandra.
==Outcome==
Kassandra spent a day of hunting and bonding with Natakas.
==References==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted
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Category:Memories of Kassandra
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