El Goonish Shive VII: The Comic is 20 Years Old, but the Cast is Still 18

[Anonymouswizard]

Mr. Verres probably has a mother, though.

But yes, I think he meant the Kitsunes.

Let's not discount Edward's potential siblings!

But yeah, he if he was just talking about himself, Tedd, and Grace he'd have likely used household instead of family. He's including Noriko at a minimum, and while we have no idea how wide a net he's casting he's from a line of powerful wizards and his wife's from a family of monster hunters. Both lend themselves to stubbornness.