Carson follows Jamie. Like hell is he going to let the guy face down the Daligig alone. Carson might not be the best fighter in the world, but he was no slouch when the pinch came. Besides, he could always patch Jamie up afterwards.

"Aye, and they're words our mothers would be disappointed to hear." He tacks on. "Show me where it says in th' bloody rules that being late constitutes the mental and physical trauma of a punishment like this?!"

He then points to Howard and Orc. "If you think this'll bloody scare them back into line, then ye've got another bloody thing coming! Yer more likely to lose two of yer precious Chosen by doing this."

Trust him. He's a doctor.