My headcanon: gur nffnffva jnf oevrsrq nurnq bs gvzr, ohg jvgu na vafgehpgvba gung vs Mbenan fubjrq fvtaf bs punatvat pbhefr, gb pnapry gur nffnffvangvba, cresbez gurve bireg ebyr naq ercbeg onpx. Gur beqre bs terrgvat jnf gur bayl nagvpvcngrq cynaarq cbyvgvpny qrpvfvba bs jung vf fhccbfrq gb or n cnegl, fb vg znxrf frafr gung pregnva pubvprf urer jbhyq pbaivapr gur nffnffva gung gur nggrzcg fubhyq abg or pnapryyrq…
I also appreciate that, with the right skills, it's possible to know the safe course of action.
(The first time I encountered the assassination was 0.7.13.1, which according to the update notes is the version where the main plot assassinations were introduced).