[ There's a quick smile, pleased that this somehow worked. He hopes he's not making a huge mistake but everyone needs alliances, right? It would be stupid of him to think he could survive against most of the people here. It's not help since he's doing the same for Luke. ]

I'm not exactly useless, you know. Suspicion is going to be flying, if not in this trial then the days after. [ He takes a step closer. ] You want someone in your corner and I don't care what you've done here or in the past.