[Altaïr doesn't even need to answer to confirm it. Even if he hadn't been aware of the truth five minutes ago, Ezio knows him well enough to understand immediately—who he was, who he is now, and what the difference between the two means.
So he just listens when Ezio speaks again. Here, too, is an example of knowing the broad strokes of a man's background without the intricate shading. And he finds that he understands it just as well.]
It can take a long time to learn where one has erred, and longer to fully accept it. But the lesson is no less important.
[He shakes his head as some small amount of humor comes back into his voice.]
Another thing we have in common. I only wish I could have helped your younger self, rather than slam him into the ground repeatedly—but it took several months and the deaths of nine Templars before I learned the lesson my master sought to teach me after that day.
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So he just listens when Ezio speaks again. Here, too, is an example of knowing the broad strokes of a man's background without the intricate shading. And he finds that he understands it just as well.]
It can take a long time to learn where one has erred, and longer to fully accept it. But the lesson is no less important.
[He shakes his head as some small amount of humor comes back into his voice.]
Another thing we have in common. I only wish I could have helped your younger self, rather than slam him into the ground repeatedly—but it took several months and the deaths of nine Templars before I learned the lesson my master sought to teach me after that day.