[Ezio had spent an embarrassing amount of time with his head in Leonardo's lap watching the other work on sketches and various other projects. He too had thought that it would help, but it did little more than make him feel even worse.]

I wanted to apologize to you. I should not have reacted as I did. It is only that -

[That his family is his most beloved and sensitive subject.]

It is only that I have been without that half of my family for a very long time, but it pains me still. Lucrezia was kind enough to explain what you were trying to say.