"It might make the Protectorate dislike you more, especially if the Wards feel betrayed. Or it could show them why they might like you, and even if you're technically a fugitive, they'd give you more leeway. And they might figure out your weaknesses if you spend a lot of time with them in close quarters, which could make it easier for them to keep you from leaving. It doesn't matter too much, but it does a bit, I think."