Yes, probably—but it's not an easy, simple way of showing him to be innocent, especially when he himself feels—somewhat correctly in my opinion, and I don't think Broster means for it to come across as untrue—that he is complicit.

I rather think he's gotten feelings all over his debt of honour.

:D

Shoot Major War Crimes dead, then go back for Ewen and ride off into the mountains with him.

*cheers Keith on to do this, unwise and unlikely as it might be*

Oh, yes, that is a good and interesting bit of description. What this attitude might mean in relation to Keith's feelings for Ewen left for us fic writers to work out...!