You pass him the brooch, and as he turns it over in his hands, you realize that an identical brooch is pinned to the robes of both Matthais and the other men in the courtyard.
"Poor Frederick," he sighs. "We should never have sent him to Cadr Toth alone, but what were we to do? We are too few to defend ourselves against the Iceborn. In any case, at least we know his fate. The Eight will look after him in the world beyond."