There are plenty of people I dislike but am unable to avoid...

[ He's about to ask why she can't just turn it off, but he stops himself. Acre's Bureau leader had counseled Altaïr that his feelings were what kept him human. Amidst the soberness rampant in his violent profession, those words had resonated with him. ]

You really are human, Thorne. [ he says wonderingly. If he actually trusted the Network, he'd even venture to say that she may be more human than him. ]