[It's almost ironic, in a way, hearing him talk like this when he knows full well the stance two of his descendants took in regards to Dio's plans. But he won't tell him that, there's... really no reason for him to do as such. Since truly, deep down, he still does believe that it was genuinely for the benefit of others and nothing else.]

Perhaps what happened was always inevitable, but it does not stop me from wondering what might have been if it hadn't happened. What would he have become if he had continued down the route it seemed he was taking... [Of course, in his mind, he's almost certain that he had some sort of positive influence on the man. But in reality, well, everyone else may know what the real answer to that was.]

I had come here expecting something far different than what I encountered, Jonathan.