Charlotte would say it's because we are family in so much as it matters, but she has a tendency to be absolutely maudlin. [He shrugs; elaborating on Shadowhunters isn't something he has any great interest in, but it holds greater appeal than touching on the subject of his family.] Jessamine, Jem, Tessa and I are all under eighteen, Charlotte and Henry are our guardians, in essence. It's somewhere to live and whilst I suppose I could find somewhere else to live if I really wished, at present, I pay nothing for my keep.

[That would all change, of course, when he turned eighteen, but he was trying to avoid thinking about it.]

It hardly matters, though. Do you always take such discussions so seriously?