[Oh, that's a hard question to answer, and Taako takes a moment to crack some eggs before answering. The honest answer isn't a fun one, but he also doesn't want to lie.]

It was.

[Before the wars.

He smiles, a little more gentle than previous ones, just because he figures Jon is smart enough to pick up on that past tense.]

But you know, I guess the thugs I work with are kinda family by this point. One of 'em's a dwarf, he worships some nature god and has a plant for an arm. [Taako wiggles his fingers at Jon.] And Magnus is the big guy, except he was kinda stuck in a mannequin last time I was with him, so not quite that big anymore.