Ser Aerek and the Guild of Knights,

You claim that Honour can be stolen, and that Sir Kinilan somehow did steal it, as if it were a limited commodity and not a trait that comes and goes with the actions of the one who claims it. It is a ridiculous claim, of course, that any theft took place, when, in truth, you did not even own Sir Kinilan's Honour in the first place. I can only assume that his having this claim, in your view, somehow hurts the Guild and the Honour of those knights you claim to be the Arbiter of, and this is what you are trying to correct.

Is, then, calling oneself a Knight a right only reserved to those acknowledged by your Guild? When did the current incarnation of the Guild of Knights, being itself younger than me, claim a sole right over the words and mouths of all Sapients? Were the three progenitor orders the only organisations to know what Honour was during their times? Were there no rogue paragons of Chivalry at all? And even if so, does this mean no true Honour can now arise without the Guild's approval? I find it hard to believe that this is what Honour is.

You judge Sir Kinilan, claiming he is dishonourable. The target of your persecution could disagree. Were I more careless and more invested in this particular affair, I too could both disagree and claim you lot dishonourable. Who of us would actually have Honour in this case? If it is independent from mortal judgement, then trusting the Guild on what it is makes no sense. If it is not independent, then I do not see what would make you any more right than me. Your numbers? I somehow doubt that you will forsake your version of Honour as soon as someone brings a hundred souls to tell you that you are wrong, and if you will, then perhaps your Honour did not mean a thing in the first place. Clearly, then, you support your claim with raw force and threats of persecution, and this is what you believe gives your position value. Not a condemnable approach if that is so, but you cannot call this form of Honour eternal, or even reliably lasting. You are not the greatest warriors, to be truthful, save the Guild Champion.

If a part of a Knight's code is to make sure everyone else should be forced to subscribe to the Guild's belief of what a Knight is, then I will stand against it. I was a witness to you silencing Ser Prythe. I am here now, witnessing you trying to persecute Sir Kinilan. I have no interest in ignoring the tyranny of your dubious ideas over the people of Sapience.

Concern yourself with your own business.


In Honour transient,
Imperator Ulvin Devi, the Knight.

Penned by my hand on the 1st of Mayan, in the year 920 AF.