*quiet for a moment, then, in a slow and deliberate voice that shows he is clearly thinking of something much larger than the tiny hospital room and much grander than his words on their own let on:*

I have heard it referred to as the process of unifying Italy or of bringing her under the Papacy's control, but it is more than that. I want to create something new. The city-states are weak and impotent, capable only of warring amongst themselves or temporarily staving off a larger enemy. It will require more than simply bringing them together under a single name. Rome herself is weak and all too bloated with corruption. She cannot be the head, not in her current form, much less the crown she claims to be. I want to take part in the birth of a new nation, one which will offer the stability and protection to its citizens that is currently all too hard to find. And in return, my name will be held up for men to learn and remember and I will be able to prove all of them wrong about the family of Borgia.