Ascolta bene, amico mio! Some men display friends like medals on their lapels—many of them, yet lifeless. Others surround themselves with a large family: a devoted wife, attentive brothers and cousins, flattering nephews, all ready to celebrate birthdays, but few willing to face the world over an injustice done to their own blood. Blessed, then, is the one who finds, among so many familiar faces, even a single person willing to rise against an offense committed against him.