Vergil had been right - they were meant to be together, they were intertwined and while Dante knew he was going to test those bonds, yes, it was unavoidable.

"Yeah, I uh, I saw the house. Him too. Earlier. Yesterday or something." He was trying to be caviler about it, turning his face towards their path and making sure they didn't come to a complete stop.

"Looks like they healed him up, mostly."