Anthony thinks about what the Bull has said for a moment, though he seems to be studying the board. “That is unusual,” he concedes, speaking without judgement. “I suppose there may be some isolated tribes who forswear family bonds, but I am no anthropologist.” He smiles for a brief moment and captures his opponents knight with one of his own.

“I am not certain our attachment to relations does us much good,” he concedes, quoting mildly, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb"