His erstwhile allies are crying betrayal and baying for his blood.

Nor would they have met their erstwhile allies and foes again.

And so, for more than a year, various erstwhile allies have been manoeuvring to oust him.

Since then, squabbling among erstwhile allies have split both camps, paralysing attempts to form a government.

He found that everywhere his garrisons were being expelled, and his erstwhile allies defecting to the other kings.