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<blockquote data-quote="Janos Audron" data-source="post: 359243" data-attributes="member: 4649">&quot;So, if someone walks in, insults you, and goes away, does that fit into your perspective of honour? I doubt it. I hope it does not.&quot;&quot;I will not go into a philosophical debate with you, at this time, about what is destructive magic and what is not, but I think it would be suffice to say that my magic was not 'destructive' in the normal sense of the word, and, and I do not want you to interpret this as a threat, I could have used a destructive spell on the birds, except there was no need to do so. I hope this shows you that I am responsible, in a way, except not according to your culture, and that is what this whole argument is about.&quot;&quot;Normally, Lord Vorador is the formal representative of Miir, except that something has come to his attention that he needed to see to personally. He hesitated to send a diplomat, because of the importance of peace. He thought you'd accept differences in culture, and look at the message, not the messenger.&quot;&quot;There is one last thing I'd like to say to you: You ask me to respect your culture, your tradition, your honour. But what did you say when Mantis called me a &quot;nonperson&quot;, when they said &quot;leave, or earn our anger&quot;, when they called me &quot;the enemy&quot;, when they told all of you that &quot;allying with me will risk the safety the Empire&quot;, in short: when they told their lies? Did you speak out then? If it is honourable to say these things, I am disappointed. But if it is not honourable, is your honour then, perhaps, selective?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janos Audron, post: 359243, member: 4649"] "So, if someone walks in, insults you, and goes away, does that fit into your perspective of honour? I doubt it. I hope it does not." "I will not go into a philosophical debate with you, at this time, about what is destructive magic and what is not, but I think it would be suffice to say that my magic was not 'destructive' in the normal sense of the word, and, and I do not want you to interpret this as a threat, I could have used a destructive spell on the birds, except there was no need to do so. I hope this shows you that I am responsible, in a way, except not according to your culture, and that is what this whole argument is about." "Normally, Lord Vorador is the formal representative of Miir, except that something has come to his attention that he needed to see to personally. He hesitated to send a diplomat, because of the importance of peace. He thought you'd accept differences in culture, and look at the message, not the messenger." "There is one last thing I'd like to say to you: You ask me to respect your culture, your tradition, your honour. But what did you say when Mantis called me a "nonperson", when they said "leave, or earn our anger", when they called me "the enemy", when they told all of you that "allying with me will risk the safety the Empire", in short: when they told their lies? Did you speak out then? If it is honourable to say these things, I am disappointed. But if it is not honourable, is your honour then, perhaps, selective?" [/QUOTE]

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