His lips tighten in a pale line and he shakes his head absently. Who in their right mind would call a child a traitor? Who would take her parents from her?

It brings back bad memories and he has very little patience for those involved.

"A child does as their parents dictate. To punish you for such is not only cruel but idiotic." his fierce anger dies down long enough for him to add, "You say perceived treason. Your father was not, then, treasonous?"