Parp B. Sinclair

"Poison is dishonorable?" I said.
"It is generally frowned upon by men," said Rupert. "Its use is foresworn even by those of the Black Caste. Perhaps it is too much like the ost, small, unseen, furtive, unsuspected, difficult to guard against, suddenly striking."
"It is dishonorable," I said.
"For men," he said, "at least inappropriate."
"They prefer meeting," I said, "sword to sword, spear to spear."
"Much depends on the caste," he said. "Those of the Black Caste do not eschew the patient bow, the crossbow."

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