The knight, upon awakening reported the missing provisions to his companions and they did go to attack the poor damsel, who fortunately managed in due course to escape but only after taking hurt. The knight was well pleased and returned to his rest.
Time passed and all around the universe shifted. How did it shift! Cities rose and fell. Events became memory, memory became history and then faded.
And so it came one day, far after the forgotten events of the past that the knight did proclaim his prowess to all and sundry.
A shout of dispute came but little heed was taken.
Further did the knight proclaim his prowess but a voice was oft heard to chuckle a denial. Sore pressed was the knight and vexed was he, for he knew of no reason anyone would deny his valour and thus it was that he sort out the speaker.
Search well did he, and he came upon the long forgotten damsel.
“My lady,” he spoke. “Thou seemest to doubt my prowess. For what is thy reasoning for have I not always accepted all challengers?”
“Fair knight,” came the reply. “There is no doubt in mine mind about thy lack of prowess.”
“My lady, thou woundeth me!”
“Fair knight, thou did not woundeth me, and there is the certainty of my belief.”
“My lady,” the knight said after further details were exchanged, “those were different days. The days were I once bore the standard you now carry. I tell thee truly, for because one did not have to prove ones valour, I have stepped away from the standard you carry.”
The damsel considered the fair knight’s words.
“Fair knight, though hast indeed stepped away from the standard I now bear but thou still claimeth to have taken on all comers and this claim doth bring rancour to mine heart.”
“Then my lady, thou leaveth me no recourse but to prove my valour upon thee.”
And thus was the battle between the fair knight and lady agreed upon to proveth to the lady that the knight was one of fair prowess and valour.
[spoiler=]The version in understandable english though I would request that people keep their minds out of the gutter and don't ask why I, a replicator, chose a medieval theme.
In the wee dim dark ages of the past when Buck was in Omega, I hit him for DMU that I REALLY needed at the time. He didn't hit me back but had others do it and there were a few PM's exchanged. Anyway, I remembered and for various reasons was annoyed and therefore a while back Buck actually asked why I was antagonistic to him. I explained and we decided to have a vendetta. At some stage.
The stage has been very long in coming since I think we agreed... um.... 10 months back or so. But anyway...
The rules have been agreed upon and are something like as follows:
- No planets
- No alliance help - aka no using the alliance functions we both have access to.
- Full MS and 1trill min defence once a day
- PPT to be decided at mutually beneficial time
- No ascension
- No officers
- No commanders
- No hitting the rest of the alliances (by us) - aka neither of us will go farming the others alliance for the duration
- Market reset to market reset.
That seems to be enough rules though we both reserve the right to change them should that be required.
Have fun Buck of Briton. I know I will.
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