Aye. [...] Not all are cut out for such a life, and I'd say there aren't meany who'd simply abandoned a king outright. Still, I'm not one to follow a tyrant and a liar. [It cost him his brother's life in order to realize it, of course, but] It has its setbacks. You can easily fall prey to another, crueler master - one not easily escaped from. [Vengeance and revenge, it ended up not doing him ay favors]
Still... from what I've gleaned from you hero types, defending a friend is about as honorable as it gets.