Fox2! wrote:cthia wrote:
Another thing that has cropped up is this fact: In Honor failing to inform Burdette of her secret, she might possibly have prevented Burdette from declining to fight, thus possibly saving his soul, if, indeed, he was out of alignment with Tester's wishes. Much like the idiots who were responsible for the death of Reverend Hanks and the collapse of The Mueller Middle School, had a chance to repent. And, iinm, one of them did ask Tester for forgiveness.
Burdette, by his thoughts, words and actions, thought that the Tester had delivered the foreign born infidel harlot to His judgement through Burdette. He just knew that his superior (tournament) skills would allow him not just to defeat Honor, but to thoroughly destroy her, and through her defeat, not only overturn Benjamin's death sentence against him, but reverse the Mayhew Restoration of the Protector's primacy among the Keys (and the deprecation of the Key's influence).
Burdette did not understand that Honor truly is an incarnation of Shiva, the Destroyer of Worlds (and not just because a laser head missile resembles Edward Teller's Shiva nuclear pumped laser missile defense system). She (and Benjamin) destroyed the existing structure of Grayson. She restored Marsh to its people, destroying the pirate nest. And she (and Hamish, of course) established the conditions necessary for Tom Theissman to overthrow the Committee for Public Safety under Oscar St. Just.
The Salamander is always found where the fire is hottest. On that day, the fire was hottest in the Keys. Burdette didn't recognize that he was just the fuel for the fire.
Who am I to argue with such eloquence, and I agree.
But!
If only she would have opened her can of whipass—without also opening a can of worms by appearing to cheat, without leaving a
question or
uncertainty of whether she cheated, without leaving a thread that could unravel and fuel a Constitutional crisis and also unravel the very foundation of Grayson.
I can't help from being a holdout in one respect. Honor didn't make the right decision
overall concerning
Grayson.
All of Grayson, and not just the faction she likes. In the spirit of her gesture while aboard the Andermani warship of not wanting to risk disrespect, a possibility of a misunderstanding, embarrassing her star nation or many other yatta yatta yattas, Honor should have divulged her secret,
or, at this point in time, simply secured Nimitz, to remove all doubt and fuel for future repercussions.
This is Honor, every decision she's made has never been for her own benefit or concern. Personally, I'm disappointed that Honor didn't say to herself, "I'm going to dismember this imbecile with one hand tied behind my back, and certainly without my link to Nimitz. That way, no one can later cause pain or grief on Grayson."
Honor has a knack for seeing clearly and removing all obstacles even when her own life is in danger. Her actual decision wasn't a characteristic Harrington decision. But like I said, I personally take her physical and emotional condition into consideration. Yet it still must be said, for truth and the Grayson way, that emotional distress and physical injuries does not excuse making a bad political decision. Neither would it be dismissed by the navy in such cases.
Don't make the same mistake as you always make guys. I'm not pointing out Honor's error for my own sake or to berate her. As you always do, don't make this personal about me. Shamelessly, I'd keep her secret. Though, pointing out her boo boo could keep her and Benjamin from being blindsided in the future. You're all insane if you don't think this secret would be of value to the Opposition.
