Still, there was the question about what would become of Crimson… or his promise to Shortbeak. That made him pause. He had given his word, hadn’t he? Perhaps… he had given his word but he had not properly sworn. Wouldn’t be the first time he lied. But that thought didn’t sit right with him—lies by omission, obfuscation, misdirection, or just flat out untruths, he had done them all one way or another, but none of them relied solely on a promise, did they?