He wasn't about to plunge into the philosophies of consent, because no doubt that would irk Jim, too: the idea of arranging two children to be (in most cases) forever joined. Not to mention a host of expectations and rules that no amount of logic could destroy, usually increased the closer your House climbed to the top. He knew Spock didn't show as much grief about the consent as this man simply because in Vulcan society things happened at the will of the whole, and most of the time you couldn't stop it.

Something to teach later, or get Spock to discuss with his mates.

"Would you like to have some of that balance back?" Sybok inquired, though it was mostly a rhetorical question. "It's still your bond, regardless of who you share it with. You should me able to control it."