[Haytham narrowed his eyes at her words. He was no stranger to the possibility of ancient devices and influences on the minds of man. The Apple and its ability to make people see the "truth" that its wielder wove, tales of the Sage who had memories from different eras, and many more besides.

If this voice wasn't merely a trick of his nerves then...]

An outside influence then? Something is trying to speak to us? Direct us perhaps? Are we compromised before we've even begun?