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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 3290733" data-attributes="member: 3400">There's nothing wrong with delivering the man to your king under the proviso you'll also turn him over to the legitimate Breland authorities when the Cyrean king is done. Typically, a ruler in exile has to abide by the laws of his host country so, while the Cyrean king may have good reasons to want to question the man himself, if he tries to mete out legal justice he's in the wrong. Legally speaking.You certainly can follow the orders of a king without a country, but you have to be careful since that king's orders may fly in the face of the rule of law... which is held by his (potentially un-)gracious hosts in Breland.What I would do in this situation is tell your DM that there's no and never has been a question of alignment. There may be a question of the paladin's code, but not of alignment in any sense of the term. There are multiple legitimate authorities to follow here and they may be in conflict, so you have to pick the right one to follow based on your character's oaths.Then, I would insist on being the one to take the man to the king and not turn him simply over to Cyrean Avengers. After all, you have to make sure the prisoner can then be turned over to the Breland authorities, which is the right and just thing to do. Whether or not the Breland authorities are likely to also behave right and justly may be in question, but that does not mean your paladin should act wrongly or let her own king make her act wrongly.</blockquote>

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