Ah, it's one of those conversations, is it? He's never sure if he should be thankful they haven't had many of them... or worried that they haven't had many of them.

"The same thing that would happen if we had both been killed in war - the bloodlines can be traced to a fair number of distantly-related cousins, if one takes the time to look hard enough. The elders might fuss, but they are always going to fuss about something."