[ The ease at which Desmond side-steps divulging anything further is rather masterful. Someone like Altaïr could spot that from miles away. Desmond's the same, and he doesn't pry. Knowledge is a shaky tightrope and he's long since learned how to walk it.
Desmond laughs it off slightly (more like just an affirmative exhale than anything else), motioning to the horizon by jutting a casual thumb at it. ]
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[ The ease at which Desmond side-steps divulging anything further is rather masterful. Someone like Altaïr could spot that from miles away. Desmond's the same, and he doesn't pry. Knowledge is a shaky tightrope and he's long since learned how to walk it.
Desmond laughs it off slightly (more like just an affirmative exhale than anything else), motioning to the horizon by jutting a casual thumb at it. ]
Good view, though. Couldn't resist.