[Ezio was a lot of things, and not all of them were good. But he had been overwhelmingly in the wrong with his actions, and he wasn't afraid to admit, to apologize for it.]

It is alright. You could not have known.

[Lucrezia had explained exactly what it was 9S was attempting to get at, only he had gone about it in a way that made sense to him and not particularly anyone else. He couldn't be faulted for trying. Shouldn't have been, and for that Ezio felts terrible.]

I allowed my own emotions to overshadow my reason. I should not have taken it out on you.

[There's a pause, long and silent, because this is truly still very painful for him. But, well, he owed 9S this much.]

You asked me what it was like to have a family. Do you still wish to know?