Itachi nodded. He caught the flicker of emotion, but didn't chase after it. He didn't know Abel well enough to pry into anything.

"Well..." Itachi ahd mixed feelings about Sasuke actually bidding on him. He knew Sasuke hadn't meant it that way, but it felt like a reproach for how little time he spent with his brother. "It was my younger brother." Itachi wondered how dysfunctional that made his family sound.