Depends on what you value. If you value truth, then no, you were not; If you value social harmony then yes, you were.

Ah, I see. That certainly makes my actions a lot easier to swallow.

For whatever reason, P is refusing to accept what H did was harmful and P values their connection with H. So it's easier to shoot the messenger.

Yeah that's the unfortunate outcome of this predicament but I'm hoping that they'll realize later down the line what my intentions were.

Let the subject go and move on. You can't save those two from H's bullshit but you can keep H on a strict information diet regarding absolutely anything about yourself so H can't do the same to you, and if H tries to mill some gossip on you, stop them and walk away.

Yeah that is sounding like the best thing to do.

Thank you for responding, it means quite a lot to me.