[Maria can't quite agree to that so readily, poignantly missing her son with every waking moment as she does. But would she forsake her time here, having learned the things she has and met the people she's come to love?

No. Honestly, she wouldn't.

But that doesn't mean she can't roll her eyes at Altaïr's pronouncement that she scares people and pat Desmond on the shoulder.]

There are some connections, I think, that are strong enough to survive even the most insurmountable of objects. Being here has shown me that.