Hugo's question hung in the air for several moments as everyone's eyes fell on the powerful witch who presided over this gathering. Neither Carwyn nor Liam had seen Ashlynn execute the traitor, Darragh, but Hugo had told them about it. Lady Ashlynn's reaction to treachery was extreme, but given what they had heard about the events that led her here, neither man found it unreasonable.
Now, Hugo was attempting to follow in Sir Carwyn's footsteps. Carwyn had been given a chance to move his allegiance from one Hanrahan lord to another after clarifying that the man he currently owed his allegiance to was the son of a murdering usurper. While scholars of law and ethics might debate for years about whether or not Sir Carwyn's choice was the right one, it was certainly understandable and even justifiable under the laws of men.
