[The swift reaction and change in tactics indicate that Dimitri's training may have been better than theirs. Too many Crusaders had chosen to simply double their efforts when the first strike was unsuccessful, and lost their lives for it. The difference could also be that Altaïr was trying to kill his opponents then and now he isn't, but he's enjoying himself, so he's inclined to give the benefit of the doubt.
He's forced to change his own approach now, trying out a few feints that don't quite land.]
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[The swift reaction and change in tactics indicate that Dimitri's training may have been better than theirs. Too many Crusaders had chosen to simply double their efforts when the first strike was unsuccessful, and lost their lives for it. The difference could also be that Altaïr was trying to kill his opponents then and now he isn't, but he's enjoying himself, so he's inclined to give the benefit of the doubt.
He's forced to change his own approach now, trying out a few feints that don't quite land.]
As a rule, they preferred broadswords, though.
[Whether or not the could use them adequately.]