"You did," Carlisle replies. "Our village was tightly-knit, yes, but not in the sense that we viewed each other as family or anything. I recall you saying that your kind does that from time to time, though they do live quite a bit longer than humans."

Which he belatedly remembers is not a very good topic to get onto, so he quickly continues as he tosses more ingredients into the bowl. "The, ah. The Forest Folk do that, though. They view their entire village as a single family unit, despite any different bloodlines and species that may be contained therein."