[MR] 'Point of Honor'

[ldmolly at md.metrocast.net]

Wow...from your description of the event, this fighter showed a mark lack of courtesy that wiped out any virtue from the compassion he was trying (I hope) to show you. It seems no different that someone offering to help me carry a basket, then grabbing it out of my hands after my refusal. All "good" from the offer, was negated by the rudeness involved. And that his knight would encourage such a view as you describes is unfortunate and a loss for Trimaris. 



Pardon my judgemental evaluation of the event (and the participants), as I was not there to experience it as you did, but it is a shame that it so colored your take on the whole idea of offering compassion to your opponent.



Molly 







On Wed 09/30/09 12:29 PM , "logan" logan at ebonwoulfe.com sent:

<SNIP>i was in a tourney in trimaris. a fighter

legged me and then made a grand spectacle of him striking his own leg. the

crowd cheered "point of chivalry!". prior to the fight commencing i asked

him to regain his original position and not take his own leg. he fused and

said that his knight taught him that to not do so would be a mark against

his own virtue. i told him to give me the chance to gain renown and to

please rise. he refused. so, at lay on, i chopped my own arms off and

yielded. he came to me later with his knight to tell me that i robbed him

of displaying his chivalry. huh? im glad to see the practice falling away. <MORE SNIP>



logan