[Listening, outwardly attentive as always, inwardly filing everything away for future reference. These are the War Hounds, after all. That blade.]

That is understandable, given the similarities that the three of you share. I hope, though, that you do not plan on holding any of them at arm's length from you. They are your surrogate family now, correct? That is the Netsach way, as it is our own.