.... Lamanee from time to time refused to give out the names of witnesses to make sure they did not suffer from helping her. As a goodie elf I am quite certain that Asthania could have felt even more of that.

And ofc, there is the ooc reason that one can't help but use from time to time... You just don't want to argue with the criminal for the 10000th time. But you've played enough tribs to know that yourself. Everyone knows the law better than current magistrates, right? hehe (Been there, done that...)