[ silence. silence is the only answer Malik can muster for a good, long minute. is this some kind of strange joke? he doesn't have a son. he would know if he had a son. and aside from that, Altaïr would never murder his wife-- if he had one. but just as Malik is certain he doesn't have a son, he's certain that Altaïr doesn't have a wife. he isn't so concerned with that, though. that matter can be sorted out later. the part where Tazim thinks Malik is his father needs to be cleared up first. ]

I don't think I have underestimated you at all. Only a fool would claim to be the son of a man he doesn't even have a physical description of.