"Yes? He served in the Death Watch, Maedhros. That if nothing else, commands honors." Even as a Black Shield, fighting under no colors, the Death Watch was an honor. "He had his reasons, I understood later. But when it endangered my men, and he held their lives so cheaply..." It was harder to get past. He had chastised Gadriel for taking the time to mark their bodies for the Apothecary.

"He made me feel as if caring about my men was a weakness."