Well, somebody won. Probably. Come to think of it, not playing not only served the purpose of, well, not playing, but also allowed him to exclude himself from any possible winner position. He already had most data he could want just from being leader and besides, he was better at answering questions than asking them.
After Kin spoke in a... mildly worrying manner, Nathan interjected, "No, Kin, we owe you an answer, not a favour.", although his tone wasn't entirely serious to the trained ear.