wamydia wrote: > Then Jerry Friedman said: > >>Right, and I notice Aliera doesn't seem to mind >>Cawti's preparing >>to stab StY in the back. So I withdraw my question. >> > > > OK, here is one of the things that confuses me. Why > wasn't A upset about this? For that matter, why > wasn't M upset when V snuck up behind Fornia and cut > his hand off at the end of the war? My impression of > Dragon honor up to this point was that an honorable > duel did not include distracting an opponent so that > an assassin could sneak up behind him. Although A and > M weren't doing this intentionally, it seems that > spectators might construe it that way and it would > reflect badly on A or M. So why weren't they at least > a little miffed when Cawti or Vlad snuck up behind > their respective opponents in order to do them in from > behind? Neither was a formal duel; they were pretty much brawls. I'd imagine Aliera would be pissed if anyone ended a formal duel by killing her opponent for her. And remember, Morrolan says that in war, targeting officers for assassination is not only not dishonorable but highly encouraged. Jose -- Jose Marquez \ Cthulhu 2004 jhereg69 at earthlink.net \ Why vote for http://home.earthlink.net/~jhereg69 \ the lesser evil?