And he looks at his word the way you look at yours
Rather better than mine, I should think. I've made too many mistakes I knew better than to make to say otherwise.
Okay, so I can't imagine you taking an open-ended oath of service to a country, no matter who controlled that country, although I can imagine you taking an oath to a person -- but that's what Kent did.
This is really the essential difference, yeah. I wouldn't take that oath.
Warriors have always been known for swearing great and terrible oaths that come back to bite them later, though, so he's in a vast tradition. I hope the forces that recognize that tradition will watch over him now.
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Date: 2006-08-28 09:57 pm (UTC)Rather better than mine, I should think. I've made too many mistakes I knew better than to make to say otherwise.
Okay, so I can't imagine you taking an open-ended oath of service to a country, no matter who controlled that country, although I can imagine you taking an oath to a person -- but that's what Kent did.
This is really the essential difference, yeah. I wouldn't take that oath.
Warriors have always been known for swearing great and terrible oaths that come back to bite them later, though, so he's in a vast tradition. I hope the forces that recognize that tradition will watch over him now.