The Catspaw guild was just a tool, but that mattered little - they also served as an example to the other assassins. It turned out that there were different people; it was not a single faction or party that had decided to attack his family. An odd coincidence had led them to order at the same catspaw guilt, possibly because of its reputation - the unlamented Jester's Court was said to be second only to the Sorrowful men and the House of Black and White.