[MR] Honour to John Fornow

[John Ketchum]

Milord Angus, please let your heart be at ease. I do remember our battle at
Coronation and I did not then nor do I now hold any malice torward you. None
of us are perfect, it is what we do after a mistake that is important. I
believe any stain of dishonor from this has been removed by your honorable
actions in this tavern. Until next we meet I bid thee well,

John Forneau


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Subject: [MR] Honour to John Fornow

Excuse me Good Peoples of Atlantia,
I am looking for John Fornow (I believe in the state of VA). I need to
apologize and do make known his acts of chivalry. If he is not here and you
know him please be sure he gets this. Thank you.

Milord,
I have found myself bothered and upset reflecting upon our battle at
Coronation. For I feel I have done you wrong. On our last attack, as you
recall, I hit you in the head and you at the same time drew a blow to the
right side of body. You declared a kill and asked if it was a double kill.
In a moment's thought I said it was "light...close but light." You nodded,
shook hands and walked away. Good sir, not long after that I have doubted my
call ... after all was I numb in the area from the blow in the attack before
where I called it good and/or was it also the thrill of a 'win' after
several defeats? I thought it may have been light, but now, I do not know.
Even if it was 'light' it was clean, either way I feel ashamed and uneased.
Even now as I write remembering your act of chivalry in our first battle...I
was hit in my right arm thus forcing me to fight one handed with my left
(I'm right handed). When I turned ready again for battle, you also removed
your shield and fou! ght one handed and you needed not but you paid me the
honour. Even though I was able to deal a 'kill' to you,(in the same fight) I
find that the glory of the win of our battle is nothing but salt in my
wounds. In light of the happenings, your acts of a noble man, and my
wavering thoughts, I am truly sorry. I have showed dishonor to you John
Fornow, to my king and queen, my knight, and the good people of our fair
kingdom. I am sorry and ask for your forgiveness.
You, milord are the winner of the bigger battle. I will always remember your
actions that day and learn from them.

I will take my leave now.

Angus of the Incept. Canton of Sarum Tor
AKA William Lawrence, North Carolina


What then is chivalry? So strong a thing, and of such hardihood, and so
costly in the learning, that a wicked man or low dare not undertake it....
Whoso would enjoy high honor first must suitably display that he has well
been schooled to such arts.
-The Biography of William Marshall-