User blog comment:TheDarkKnightHasRisen/Connor: The child, the apprentice, the Assassin/@comment-4439294-20121009202620/@comment-4439294-20121009204245

Yeah, I'm not saying you'll play 10 minutes and then jump into hyperspace mode and you'll be an adult Connor. The first hour or so will probably be you being trained, and there will probably be some optional things you can do. But, as you said, in actuality it will be years.