"And what about you? Blythe, I believe you like well enough...but Elisha? Do you really approve of that, or do you just stay silent out of lack of fight or protest?" Hadyn wasn't the easiest sibling to live with, Clive imagined.

"It doesn't matter, anyway. If Hadyn can't be controlled by the family, whatever his connections might be prove to be moot. I imagine you prefer it that way, in reality."