Chapter 41: The Assassins
"Da! Da!"
The carriage drove slowly into the gardens of Dorian Castle.
Arno opened the carriage door and led James and his daughter out of the carriage.
James looked at the children around him who were uniformly dressed in white slim robes and hoods, and he turned his head stiffly to look at Arno: "Ya... Your Excellency Arnold, you did the factory massacres in the last two years..."
Arno looked at James and smiled slightly, "What? James, do you think we did something wrong?"
James quietly pulled Seville closer and let her stand behind him: "No, I'm just a little surprised, who would have thought that the one who planned all this would be the most powerful person in all of London, the first heir of the Dorian family?"
Arno looked at James's small movements and smiled lightly: "Don't be nervous, if I want to deal with you, I don't think I need to take you to Dorian Castle." ”
James smiled wryly and let go of Seville: "I think you're right, you're good enough to slaughter our entire Kenway family." ”
Arno raised an eyebrow, "I'm not going to do that, of course, before you provoke us." ”
In the trees, on the roof, in the attic, and on the walls of the castle stood or squatted children wearing olecranon hoods, their faces hidden under the hoods, revealing only a pair of cold eyes, looking straight at James.
James felt as if the air around him was frozen, he even forgot how to breathe, he didn't even dare to blink his eyes, in his eyes, these children turned into goshawks, sharp and merciless eyes, as if they were prey, as if they would pounce on him in the next moment!
Just as James felt like he was about to suffocate, he watched Arno walk up to him and whisper to the children around, "If you don't do your own thing right away, I'll advise Aris that they extend their training time by another hour." ”
Under James's astonished gaze, the children began to run or leap from roof to roof.
In just a few tens of seconds, the whole garden fell into peace, the children seemed to have disappeared into the castle, James looked around, but did not find any children or traces left by the children, he was stunned: "This... This group of children...... Your Excellency, I feel that in the past two days, I have been as surprised as I have been in the first half of my life!"
Arnold patted James on the shoulder: "I feel like it's too early for you to say this, come with me, I think there are some things you still need to understand." With that, he led them to the castle gate.
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"Squeak~"
The conference room in the castle was opened, and Arno led James and the others into the room.
In the conference room, Donner and Aris sat at a round table in the conference room, seemingly discussing something.
When they heard the movement, they turned their bodies around, and when they saw that it was Arno, they quickly got up from their seats and saluted Arno's chest: "Welcome back, Mentor!"
Arno nodded, introducing the two Assassins to the two Assassins, "They are Mr. James Duncan and Lady Seville Duncan, and they should join us in the future." ”
Donner looked at Arno in surprise, it was the first time he had seen the mentor guide an adult into the brotherhood, but he still politely greeted the two of James: "Nice to meet you, Mr. James, Lady Seville." I'm Donner, and the one next to me is Aris. ”
James took Seville and returned a salute to Donner: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Donner, Mr. Aris!"
Arno sat down at the head of the round table: "That's all for the polite words, Mr. James, Ms. Seville, please sit down." ”
Then Arno looked at Donner and the two: "You two should also sit down, maybe there will be two or more newcomers who need your guidance after that." ”
Donner nodded and looked at the door, "Mentor, where is Mr. Megan? Didn't you come back with you?"
Arno pinched the tip of his nose in embarrassment: "Hmm...... Megan was left at the manor, and our mother seemed very unhappy with him, and was going to have a good talk with Meghan, you don't have to worry, I think he should be back tomorrow, okay, sit down. ”
Donner, as if he knew something, nodded meaningfully, and then sat down next to Aris.
Arno didn't pay attention to Donner, he looked at James: "Mr. James, please listen carefully, what follows may change your perception of the world, first of all, I want to ask you, have you ever heard of Assassin." ”
James nodded: "I've heard that Sheriff Greg revealed in the newspaper before that the gangsters who slaughtered the factory were a group, and the people inside the group were called assassins!"
Arno rubbed his head helplessly: "This is a mistake, because of the recklessness of an assassin, well, it is my brother, Megan Dorian, caused the assassin organization to be exposed, and he was also duly punished..."
James glanced cautiously at Arnold: "I think when anyone makes a mistake, you don't have to be angry about it." ”
Arno nodded, "Okay, let's not talk about him, let's move on to the assassin, Mr. James, what should an assassin be like in your mind?"
James looked up and pondered, "Assassin... It must be a bloody profession, the kind that can kill anyone for pay. ”
Arno smiled and shook his head: "You're talking about killers, but it's right to put it on assassins, we also kill people for reward, but the reward is not money and power." ”
Arno stood up: "We, the Assassins who are fighting for the sake of the "equality of all things", the Assassins who do not have the means, the resources, or the knowledge to speak out against those who abuse power!"
James' eyes widened and he muttered in disbelief, "This is crazy... The Assassins are challenging the world's magnates!"
Arnold didn't answer James' words, and continued: "And the first step for us Assassins is to save these child laborers who are powerless to resist the exploitation of the factory owners! This will be a signal to the Assassins and the powerful of the world!
Arno held out his hand to James, "So, James Kenway, would you and your family join the Assassin Order and join us in stopping these powerful people!?"
James lowered his head, making it impossible to see his expression: "This is crazy! Being targeted by the powerful people all over the world, we will die a miserable death!"
He raised his head, his expression full of determination, and grasped Arno's outstretched hand: "However, I am willing to join the Assassins, this organization with a noble purpose!"
Arno laughed, "Then, the Brotherhood welcomes you to join!"