Walden shifted uncomfortably in his seat as Gareth posted, "It might not look it right now, especially since you haven't known Thomas as long as me, but he's done plenty for the Order, and for the Urien family. You might have valid complaints, but Sir Redwyne Cole named two successors to act if he were to die, or become incapable of leading. Sir Thomas, and Sir Tyler. Sir Thomas was the first one the Order rallied behind." Walden explained, speaking as if the proverbial wind from his sails had left, "Thomas killed that woman. Everything suggests he had a violent urge, and killed a woman like a bloody madman, but Thomas has a thousand good deeds to wipe away that one particular bad deed. We can't judge Sir Thomas, as he has been declared innocent, and has served faithfully the entire period he has been with the Order. That's why the Order assumed he was going to be the Acting Commander." Walden finished, leaning back in his seat, causing it to creak once more. "I've known the man for 10 years, and I've never known him not to place the king and his safety above everything else. You can't condemn the entirety of a man's reliable service for one bad action." Walden added, taking a long drink from the huge mug, burping once he was finished, "His action was a vicious thing, but nothing suggests things didn't go as Thomas said, and Thomas has never lied to his superiors before."