Malik tilts his head and considers Desmond for a moment, one eyebrow slowly raising. He doesn't know all the details of how Desmond knows the things he apparently does. He has a half a decent idea however, considering his own recent history.

"Altair will likely never truly allow himself to be careless in anything, but there is fun to be had without going quite so far. I suggest attempting to teach him something new, he may be old but there are yet tricks he can yet learn."

Then again, what 12th Century Assassin's consider fun is often a bit different than what anyone from the 21st century would.

He laughs though, "I would not say that we are 'past' our rivalry, only that the nature of it has fundamentally change. It is competitiveness of friendship and care not of jealousy and disregard."