About Connor and Haytham, in part 3, Haytham lies and tells Connor he's gay, and then in part 4 a maid-who's-really-a-Templar tells Connor it's true. They were mentioned in passing, and in pretty old-fashioned ways, sorry for not making that clearer! Anyway, I'm glad you like this so much! All these nice comments really make me smile + feel super happy! :3