User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 03-12-'14 — New Assassin's Creed in Victorian London leaked/@comment-24595865-20141222212549/@comment-5019018-20141222213140

I don't see why Shay would have needed to speak to the French Templars. Maybe he didn't want to, what with the French and Indian War and all. Either way, I don't think Shay needed their help; I would rather privately go to someone I know (Franklin) than formally petition for aid.