"True. But in the same spirit a commanding officer must give his men a reason to trust him." Maedhros points out. "Attempted, but did not succeed. A bad mistake, but one that could have been far worse."

Tell him about it. A lot of the times it's just having to deal with the massive amounts of bullshit your brother's have decided was a good idea to get up to for some reason.

"That is unfortunately one of the consequenses of your worlds way of doing things, I'm afraid. He should have trusted you, yes, I truly believe so. For it is as you say that he wields a great authority over your lives and deaths and so owes it to you some transparency." He says with a slight frown. "But he was likely afraid that you and the rest of the men he comanded would judge him harshly for his past or, possibly, that he would end up in trouble again if he opened up to you." Though he understands why Gadriel would feel angry for it, and he did not really think he was in the wrong for feeling so either.