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Would the Knights have gone after the Denarians in the beginning of SmF if...

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Mira:

--- Quote from: Con on June 21, 2019, 11:07:11 AM ---Isn't that what he did?

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Yup, and that is the difficult concept for would be Holy Knights and non-Holy Knights to grasp..  It is the concept that tripped up Murphy...

Con:
Hmmm yeah Butters grappling with his Knighthood duties was a fun part of his short story.

nadia.skylark:

--- Quote ---Isn't that what he did?
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No, he refused to go out looking for them.

morriswalters:

--- Quote from: nadia.skylark on June 21, 2019, 03:54:02 PM ---No, he refused to go out looking for them.

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No.

nadia.skylark:

--- Quote ---No.
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You're mistaken; here's the quote (bolding mine):


--- Quote ---"So," I said, "I think we've got to move fast, and get Marcone away from them before he's forced to join up."

Michael frowned and folded his broad, work-scarred hands on the table before him. "What makes you think he's going to tell them no?"

"Marcone's scum," I said. "But he's his own scum. He doesn't work for anyone."

...

"Guys," I said, "I know that your first instincts tend to be to stand watch against the night, turning the other cheek, and so on. But he's here with maybe twice the demon-power he had on his last visit. If we wait for him to come to us, he'll tear us apart."

"Agreed," Sanya said firmly. "Take the initiative. Find him and hit the snake before he can coil to strike."

Michael shook his head. "Brother, you forget our purpose. We are not given our power so that we can strike down our enemies, no matter how much they might deserve it. Our purpose is to rescue the poor souls trapped by the Fallen." 

...

Michael smiled, but it was brief and strained. "My point is that we can undertake such an aggressive move in only the direst of circumstances."

"Faerie stands poised on the brink of an internal war," I said. "Which would probably reignite the war between the Council and the Vampire Courts--and in the bad guys' favor, I might add. One of the most dangerous men I've ever known is about to have involuntary access to the knowledge and power of a Fallen angel, which would give the Denarians access to major influence within the United States. Not to mention the serious personal consequences for me if they succeed in making it happen." I looked back and forth between the two Knights, and held up one hand straight over my head. "I vote dire. All in favor?"

Michael caught Sanya's hand on the way up, and pushed it gently back down to the table. "This isn't a democracy, Harry. We serve a King."
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It seems pretty clear to me in this that Michael refuses to hunt down the Denarians (as opposed to agreeing, but qualifying it by saying that he's not giving up on the Knights' "redemption first" policy, and that as such he's not going to go straight to trying to kill them) even after it is pointed out to him that they have kidnapped Marcone and are planning to force him to take up a coin.

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