Why?

6/18/365

It’s funny how sometimes when one’s mind is at their most turbulent that they can look back and appreciate some of the finer details they may have missed. For me that is looking back at my time as Earl Marshall. After a recent dispute with the current Earl Marshall about how she came into the position, I went back and compared my three year term to her current term as Earl Marshall. It was then I realized that for some unspoken reasons, mages never targetted me. I often find myself having to read reports about how some leader or another was stricken by a magery spell, be it that awful breath-restricting spell or something else. Yet during my entire time as Earl Marshall I never experienced such a thing, heck I even witnessed some of my own troops be the unfortunate victims of said spells… but never first hand. Never did I have thieves or murderers make attempts at my life or threaten me. Damn if I have to be honest the biggest threats to me were not mages or the brotherhood, but the influential people of Lithmore.

Most would just be happy not being the victim or target, but of course I find myself looking into it deeper than I should. Why were the mages and thieves so lenient with me? Was it out of fear or respect? I personally suspect it was the latter since I wasn’t one to boast my power around like some expensive hat. But if it was respect why the mages as well? The knights while not exactly their mortal enemies, are but the servants of their enemy, the Holy Order of Dav, would it not make sense to strike at the one who leads those that hunts them? Yet never once did a mage, or group of mages specifically come after me with intent to harm.

I suspect I’ll never truly know the reason as to why, but perhaps I am better off that way.

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