[He continues to avert his gaze from Chen Gong; Zhang Liao is deliberately trying to avoid bringing their lord into this conversation, and the very fact that he has to do so fills him with a sense of shame that he can't explain.]
...yet I do not feel strong at all. I do not understand; I have slain many and proven myself in battle, but I do not think myself any closer to attaining true might.
[The Troubled Warrior is an image that does not normally appear in mind to describe Zhang Liao. Nor is he normally seen to brood. He's well-respected by his men, and enjoys special notice by the strongest man in China. By all rights, if he were indeed walking the path of the warrior, he should be able to charge into battle tomorrow with no doubts to hold him back.
But his doubts have always been there. Just well hidden, till now.
He does look up eyes alert when Chen Gong mentions honor. Honor and might had little to do with each other, in his opinion, but he regards honor as important to have as might.]
Of course. A warrior must have his honor. If not he ceases to be little more than a blood thirsty brute.
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Date: 2014-07-06 07:28 am (UTC)...yet I do not feel strong at all. I do not understand; I have slain many and proven myself in battle, but I do not think myself any closer to attaining true might.
[The Troubled Warrior is an image that does not normally appear in mind to describe Zhang Liao. Nor is he normally seen to brood. He's well-respected by his men, and enjoys special notice by the strongest man in China. By all rights, if he were indeed walking the path of the warrior, he should be able to charge into battle tomorrow with no doubts to hold him back.
But his doubts have always been there. Just well hidden, till now.
He does look up eyes alert when Chen Gong mentions honor. Honor and might had little to do with each other, in his opinion, but he regards honor as important to have as might.]
Of course. A warrior must have his honor. If not he ceases to be little more than a blood thirsty brute.