>>5181868>>5181910>>5181963>>5181977You decided to begin to talk with the Lord of Darkplace, after all he had probably sent the man who wanted to kill you. So you asked him.
-I have heard, my Lord, that you trained killers in your lands, is it true ?
The bald man looked at you and had an half smile. He answered in a low tone that forced you to pay attention to hear him well.
-To be more precise I train assassins for the assassin’s guild. They are excellent specialists, serving the crown and only the crown of course. Why do you wanted to ask ?
You answered him while eating some part of a boar. Like a true gentleman you had cut the meat of the woman who was seated at your right side and so you were a bit late during the feast.
-We simply do not have this in France. It makes me think of the Hashashins of the Holy land ? You know about them ? It is said that they are fanatics who do not fear death ?
The man answered by raising an eyebrow. Then saying.
-I never heard of them, but not fearing death would be an error. Fear, that you manage to control of course, makes you think and not act recklessly. If my disciples didn’t fear death they would throw themselves against an heavily guarded man, maybe would have killed him, but would die and training takes a too long time to lose someone in any operation.
You drank a bit of Hippocras and explained to him.
-I disagree with it, true warriors should not fear death ! And killing someone who is not ready is dishonourable ! Remember the Saintonge War ! When our good king Louis, Saint Louis, fell upon the the Englishmen, Richard of Cornwall told him that they had no time to even put their armor before being attacked and our good king understood them and let the Englishmen two hours to prepare and be ready for battle before resuming his attack. A true battle must be fought without dirty tricks, only by the courage of good knights.
The man looked at you, he seemed to think about something but you didn’t manage to understand what it was. But then, you remembered that he was not a nobleman by blood, but a man put into this position by the baron ! He was a bit more than a serf, no, worse than a serf, because serfs worked for their masters and remembered their place. He answered you, tentatively.
-And... You... My lord... You really do not think that he could have easily crushed the men when they were not ready ?
-He won anyway so it is not important.
-But he could have saved the lives of his men, even by killing the enemy commander ? Or by attacking the enemy were they were not ready ?
