Angus Labov won his Bloodname late in life, though he secured his place in the Clan eugenics program only two years later with his outstanding performance in two major Trials: those for a place in the invasion force, and the Refusal Trial that guaranteed the Diamond Sharks status as a reserve Clan. Afterward, he retired to the merchant caste because his Warden beliefs conflicted too much Khan Hawker's Crusader philosophy. After Tukayyid, Labov was too much a patriot not to rise to his Khan's summons. When a Trial of Grievance allowed him to resume his former rank and position, he accepted. His installation as saKhan confirms that his presence was not only needed by the Diamond Sharks, but welcome as well.