>>5951688>>5951689>>5951703>>5951744>>5951915>>5952150>>5952386You thought a small bit before finding a right answer, finally you decided that your honor was higher than some tentative to show yourself as a master of intrigue. You remembered then a story from one of your countrymen, a Champenois crusader named Renaud de Châtillon, who was Prince of Antioch and then Lord of Outre-Jourdain and who, after many raids and victorious campaigns against the saracens was captured after the battle of Hattin. Saladin brought him to his tent, with the king of Jerusalem, Guy de Lusignan and served the king a goblet of wine. Per the infidel's tradition the one who would drink from it would be treated as a guest and not harmed and king Guy, in a great act of gallantry, tried to pass the cup to his vassal who was a formidable warrior. But the saracen suzerain, when he saw it, spilled the cup from the captive christian king's hand and began a great indictment against Renaud. He told him something like "Why have you raided our caravans, ambushed our armies, captured my sister, transported ships to the red sea to pillage our rear, pillaging Yanboh and Rabig, ports near Meddinah and Mecca and siking ships with our pilgrims while you swore to respect our truces" and many other accusations. Instead of trying to justify itself the crusader, always dign, answered "Such is the custom of kings, I have only followed the way that they paved for me", reminding it's own treacheries actions to the saracen ruler. Saladin was so angry at it that he took his scimitar and hit him to behead him, but failed, his servants had to jump on the imprisoned crusader to slit his throat. What does this story tells us, besides about the obvious perfidy of the saracens ? It tells us that a knight should never try to excuse himself when he is in the right. So as this wise man you answered.
-I acted in accordance with the laws of chivalry, I only followed the events that unfolded before me.
