"There is no one." Not even Regan, when it came down to it. He married her when she'd been foisted into his arms because he had a duty to the family and to the Spades to ensure that there would be Chiveses running the castle.

"There is nothing beyond the Spades." Nothing for Iollan, anyway, who didn't distinguish himself clearly from the Suit he served in the first place. A Chives would understand this notion of duty, even if their head butler had absurd romantic ideals about marriage and family.