Tidbits of Curiosity

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Urwen

They could have chained him or something.

Not really. 1. No time, city is in chaos and they need to flee, and 2. Again, the two possible ooutcomes of that are either giving him back to the enemy or a slow and painful death. I think the most just option would have been a trial, but that wasn't possible when the treachery was revealed.