Aged eyes looked at the young girl, her dark hair a spitting image of her father's. It was almost painful to watch.

You went before your time.

The young teen performed the leap of faith perfectly, leaping into the great unknown from the roof of her own home. Below, her brother waited, too young to reach this stage. But his whoop of amazement and excitement reached the ears of the old woman from where she stood on the roof, smile on her wrinkled face.

Claudia remembered the first time she had seen her brother perform a leap of faith. The scream that had escaped her little chest as she saw her two brothers seemingly fall from the building.

Both dearly departed.

"It's safe to come down." Sofia called and Claudia raced forwards to take the leap. She had no need to check. This was an old jump to her after years of training Ezio's children to their heritage. Her body was old, battered and sore. But she felt that it was only right that she train her brother's legacy and not foist them off to whoever was running the Brotherhood now. Even years after his death, Claudia did not approve of the man Ezio appointed in his stead. She tried to avoid it.

Live a quiet life.

You had so little time.

Dusting off straw, she considered how few years Ezio got to spend in peace. She missed him. Her nephew and niece were the Auditore legacy but she felt like she was the last one. Despite her own kids. Despite the fact that she no longer bore the name of her birth family.

"Did you see, Zia Claudia?" Flavia asked, jumping in excitement. Claudia caught the fifteen year old and tried to lift her.

When had they gotten so big?

"Yes, you seem to be fully fledged." Claudia smiled, warmly. The fall had set her bones jarring. She had to at least keep her health up until Marcello got this far.

You had so much to teach them.

"Father would be proud." Flavia said. She looked like her father. Marcello took after Sofia.

"Of both of you. You have made so much progress." Claudia smiled. No doubt Ezio would have taught them later but he had gone before he could. She would not make the same mistake. She wrapped her arms around both. Sofia understood that these were the last parts of Ezio that she had and did not begrudge Claudia.

Oh Ezio. I wish you could be here to see your legacy. To watch your children grow.

Evening found Claudia on her knees, praying. Each day she spent here, she lit a candle and told Ezio of everything that had transpired. So he would know for certain how his children were. And to stop herself from feeling so lonely in the final hours of the day. If only she could hear his voice one last time. See his smile.

You left us all too soon, Ezio. Fratello mio.