[Jasper furrows his brows in thought before taking another sip of wine. He... hm. He probably should ask a little more, just because... well. He doesn't want an answer on whether or not Hendrik also blames him for the loss of the princess, but he's at least curious if they're on the same page...?]

Did he... explain his initial reasoning for it at all?

[...ughhhhhh he immediately regrets asking, it feels vaguely whiny...]

...in any case, you can do as you will. I suppose it is unlikely that it will do any harm.