[i]Alon sighed, looking down.[/i] No family. None at all. No friends from Bern, either. And more than most of the ones I made in my travels are dead or MIA as well. Nobody, Mr. Brown, put shortly, if that's the answer you were looking for. [i]He knew he'd dislike these questions; the thought of a family made him choke a little on air, but he coughed to cover it up; still, the lump in his throat never ceased.[/i] Next?