The sovereign betrayed his own people to defend his enemy's people? Now, that's a strong sense of honor, albeit a bizarre one. 
Edit: Joke of the day. Drunk sovereign sits at his capitol's pub.
Sovereign: ...and they killed my sidekick...
Barkeep: isn't that a crying shame?...
Sovereign: Yeah, .. If anyone gets to kill my sidekick that's got to be me!
