The way you said it made me think it might've been easier, rather than let the Kingmaker handle it. Which is a little funny.

[And Sigrun's not one to let silences go on for a while, because that does nothing but let people dwell on things they shouldn't, so she speaks up again soon after.]

Why did you give him your sympathy if he didn't want or need it? I won't knock you for having a moral balance, but I think it's a little disrespectful to tell someone that to their face. It's not like bandaging their wounds or anything.