[The color of his robes hadn't been anything Altaïr had paid mind to before arriving here, but the different style made them stand out far more than he was used to. He had already realized he needed to be much more cautious to avoid unnecessary attention.]

These are similar to what the monks in my land wear. We are able to blend in with groups of them and pass into areas usually inaccessible because of it. [Assuming of course the guards ignored the heavily armed man walking with the unarmed pacifists; which they did. Unfailingly.]