The Amiese's eyes remain cold, "The Five know Thrace cannot afford a mutiny on this ship, lest we all sink. The natural order must be kept. In this city, the Sanctioned Mark allows the legal killing of members of the Five Families. We are permitted to hire the Assassins' Guild to carry out our grievances, and retribution is then limited to a few. My eldest son, Mordren, was found dead in the Low Districts, his head shaved and neck slit clean the way only the Assassins' Guild can. However, this is not a Sanctioned Mark, but an illegal killing. No brand was found on his body, no house signet to tell who ordered this as the law requires - as order demands - meaning one of The Five broke the law and threatens order within Thrace."