He began training the novices under Malik's careful suggestion, and he had the most fun he had ever had. He was training dozens of these baby chicks...

HE WAS TRAINING DOZENS OF BABY CHIKS AJNFVJKAJKNV,J
DOZENS OF BABY CHIKS
I JUST CANT
SO FLUYFFYYYY

I don't quite get when he transforms from bird to human, but I do think this is beautiful and quite fitting.

This story is done beautifully. Though the plotline largely followed the original, it still offered enough twists and different hindsights to keep me intrigued.

The writings are glorious and wonderfully detailed. The imagery is strong in places, leaving lasting impressions with powerful words and descriptions; in other places it is subtle, hinting at the lasting sorrow and sacrifice.

I find the many angles of looking at this different Altair insightful. An eagle who is forced against his will to leave the sky, the longing to return is a constant pain behind every word. His relationships with the human characters are wonderfully portrayed, and his very different and sometimes untamed perception of life done convincingly.
I especially love the part about Altair and his eagle mate. Their love is sweet and innocent and so very painful. And my heart ache for them constantly knowing the impossible barrier between the two, so close but sometimes obvious still so very far apart.

This piece of fine literature is truly the work of a master. I enjoy reading this very much! Much thanks!

Ho. Ly. Crap... This is freakin' incredble! Oh my god! Fav story fav story fav story! Wheres that stupid button?! Oh. There it is... Anyway this story is incredible. I cant put into words how well youu did! Keep wrriting like this! Im begging you!

Aww this was so good. Its hard to find original ideas and I loved the way you did this one. Its full of emotion and plot without being dragged out too long. I agree that there is not much more to write with this story, but if you ever wanted to come back to this world you could try some one-shots between Malik and Altair after Malik realized the truth (it would be interesting seeing more on how they bonded and their interactions) or Desmond/Ezio with the same sort of bird mentality (as they are descendants of Altair) .

I just find the whole concept of people knowing/not knowing why Altair was acting so strangely, and their behaviors because of that, extremely interesting.

Keep writing!

Awesome, absolutely awesome, beautiful, whatever you want to name it.

I loved the idea when I saw it, you managed to portray the animal focus very well, I was very sad at the eagle mate's fate :(

But I loved the ending, great job! :D

"Egg? No, Altair, humans do not lay eggs."

Okay, I am loving how well done your story is, and when I get to that one line, that whole scene, I decide that I have got to favorite your story, because it just went from 'fun and well done' to amazing. I am loving the whole plot, the new take on old material, and how full of vitality it is. If you're continuing this on a kinkmeme, can you send me the link to which kinkmeme? I would very much like to continue reading, you have a very nice, descriptive style of writing. Thank you so much for adding this to the world.

This is fantastic. Such an interesting idea, very well written and I just find myself reading and re-reading it over and over again.

It makes me laugh, it makes me cry (I have a very hard time to keep my eyes dry at the death of his mate), and just... wow.

Good job, is really all I can say.

Good God, this is amazing! ** incredible, beautiful work, mate. I'm completely enamored with the premise of this AU and honestly would love to see it expanded further. Maybe even taking a look at how Altair's decedents (Ezio, Desmond) would be~?

This person is slightly confused, but understands at the same time.

*stares* I would've NEVER thought I'd call Altair 'adorable', but here I am doing it! I just want to give him a big hug and coo over him. D'awwwww.

Keep writing!

This was incredibly interesting to read. On several levels, but mostly because of how much sense that makes out of Altair's character. Are their holes? Yes. But that's not to the detriment of your work. It works very well and brings to mind things that would otherwise fall by the wayside.

It was also very well written and easy to identify with.

As for whether or not to continue, I think you've pretty much already written your ending in that last part of this chapter. To add on after that would be a bit weird.

- Kirrae