Sometimes there are hard lessons to learn.

You look at yourself, and your values. you made decisions based on those values. But what happens when you stand by someone and some of your values, knowing that by doing so, you violate other values?

How do you balance them out? Which are more important? What influences the decision? Do you rank the things you hold dear in order? Can integrity be sacrificed over loyalty? Honesty over trust?

Does your situation influence which ones you pick over others? Undoubtably.

Then what happens when you are called out on your choice? There's no defence, because at the end of the day, you did violate your own values. You did something wrong. Even if you were doing so in defence of others.

Big questions.