Ever a Splinter

Ever a Splinter was a virtual representation of one of Edward Kenway's genetic memories, relived by a research analyst at Abstergo Entertainment through the Animus.

Description
Edward traveled to the Observatory to assassinate Laureano de Torres y Ayala, the Grand Master of the Templars.

Dialogue
Edward set sail for the Observatory. Edward stopped the Jackdaw near the beach. Edward left the Jackdaw and went ashore. Edward started making his way towards the Observatory, freeing guardians as he came across them. Edward entered the Observatory, where the defense mechanisms had activated. Edward killed the soldiers and made his way to Torres. Edward assassinated Torres. Edward was joined by Anne, Adéwalé, and Ah Tabai. Ah Tabai handed Edward a letter.
 * Anne: What's this Torres doing looking for the Observatory when you're holding the treasure yourself?
 * Edward: Torres doesn't know I have it.
 * Anne: So why bring it to him, and risk its capture?
 * Edward: I'd like him to know I have it, just before he dies.
 * Anne: Edward, there's a fleet blocking the cove we want.
 * Edward: Aye. The armada. That's Torres and his men.
 * Anne: And you're going to do what exactly?
 * Edward: Find our way past them.
 * Anne: Who's this Torres? And what's your man done to earn a death sentence?
 * Edward: He's a Templar, like Rogers and Hornigold. Men cooking up schemes to use the Observatory for ill purposes. For power and control. The violence he'd cause with this thing would be subtle, but heavy. Deadly, yet leaving no mark. Does that make sense?
 * Anne: Like if there was a drought, and people was thirsty, and one man had a large cask of water but gave a sip to none. He'd be a killer with no blood on his hands.
 * Edward: Aye, like that.
 * Anne: Fair enough.
 * Anne: Lord, there's a bit of chill, isn't there? Hm. Thought we might see some soldiers and the like. Maybe they've gone?
 * Edward: No. They're here. Deep in the jungle.
 * Anne: Soldiers, just there! What should we do? Jaysus, look at all this! Corpses for miles.
 * Edward: They brought every ounce of menace they had.
 * Anne: Holy mother of God. Is this the place we've come to see?
 * Edward: Aye. Stand watch here, and let none follow.
 * Anne: Fit for another dozen fights, aye.
 * Soldier: (My legs! Ah, my legs!)
 * Soldier: (I'm not staying here! I'm not- Ahhh!)
 * Soldier: (Come on, move your ass!)
 * Soldier: (I cannot! My legs. They will not move!)
 * Soldier: (Leave him! We'll die if we do not!)
 * Soldier: (Do you hear that, man? Get up! I don't want to leave you!)
 * Soldier: (It's your funerals!)
 * Soldier: (Please! Please don't leave me!)
 * Soldier: (He's here! The pirate is here!)
 * Torres: (We have triggered something!)
 * Soldier: (That old man will get us all killed!)
 * Soldier: (You'll be reprimanded for this! Coward.)
 * Soldier: (Reprimanded by whom? A dead man?)
 * Torres: (Damn you, Kenway!) We could have worked together, Edward. We could have taken power for ourselves! And brought these miserable empires to their knees!
 * Torres: Captain Kenway. Ever a splinter in my side. Does this murder fulfill you?
 * Edward: I'm only seeing a job done, Torres. As you'd have done with me.
 * Torres: As we have done, I think. You have no family anymore, no friends, no future. Your losses are far greater than ours.
 * Edward: That may be. But killing you rights a far greater wrong than ever I did.
 * Torres: You honestly believe that?
 * Edward: You would see all of mankind corralled into a neatly furnished prison, safe and sober, yet dulled beyond reason and sapped of all spirit. So, aye... with everything I've seen and learned in these last years, I do believe it.
 * Torres: You wear your convictions well. They suit you...
 * Edward: Torres awakened something fierce! Are we safe?
 * Ah Tabai: With the device returned, I believe so.
 * Anne: What d'ye call this place?
 * Adéwalé: Captain Kenway's folly.
 * Ah Tabai: (Quiet now. Go back to sleep.) We will seal this place, and discard the key. Until another Sage appears, this door will remain locked.
 * Edward: There were vials when I came here last. Filled with the blood of ancient men, Roberts said. But they're gone now.
 * Ah Tabai: Then it's up to us to recover them. Before the Templars catch wind of this. You could join us in that cause.
 * Edward: I will. But... only after I fix what I mangled back home.
 * Ah Tabai: It arrived last week.

Outcome
Edward killed Torres, returned the Observatory to its dormant state, and learned of his wife's passing.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag