Editing Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (section)

====Journey to Mongolia====
In 1217, the expansion of the Assassin Order was halted by Genghis Khan's advance from the east. Altaïr suspected that Khan's progress was aided by a Piece of Eden, so he, Maria, and their son Darim—who had become a skilled crossbowman—traveled to Mongolia to assassinate the warlord, leaving their younger son Sef behind to care for his wife and daughters. Malik was appointed as the temporary head of the Order in Altaïr’s absence.

Their journey spanned ten years, taking them through Persia and India before reaching Mongolia. In Mongolia, they connected with the Assassin Qulan Gal and traveled to Xingqing in the Western Xia Empire, which was under siege by the Mongols. Darim took a vantage point to monitor the Mongol camp, eliminating any guards who might detect them, while Altaïr and Qulan Gal infiltrated the camp. However, as Altaïr aged, his stealth skills had declined, and he was detected by a guard who injured him before being killed by Qulan Gal.

After rescuing a fellow Assassin, the young apprentice Nergüi, from the camp, Qulan Gal helped Altaïr escape. They regrouped with Maria and Darim on the hills overlooking the camp. The Assassins devised a plan to lure out and kill Genghis Khan by setting the camp ablaze with flaming arrows. The plan succeeded, and as Khan fled on horseback, he was pursued and assassinated by Darim and Qulan Gal.

With their mission accomplished, Altaïr and his family began their journey home, bidding farewell to Qulan Gal and Nergüi. Altaïr suggested that Qulan Gal take Nergüi as his apprentice, and Qulan Gal agreed.