That earned a wry smile from Adéwalé. "You think I would write for help without knowing the addressee? A poor plan that would be." He shook his hand in a strong, firm grip, then let go. "I'm... new to these parts, you could say, and yet not. I heard you lead the Brotherhood up in the eastern seaboard. To who else could I turn? The Brotherhood's presence in the Caribbean has... diminished over the years."

And the only other renowned Assassin he could get wind of, Aveline de Grandpré, was said to have been inactive for years, owing to a loss of faith in the Brotherhood. This stranger, as he saw it, had been his best option.

"Still, I hear tell you are familiar with these waters, if not with Nassau itself. Is that so?"