But what argument could I offer? It was nothing but an irrational feeling—the kind of “premonition” we get from time to time but remember only on the… - L. Sprague de Camp

“We are a law abiding folk, sir. We do not permit private persons to indulge their feuds on their own, and we have some most ingenious penalties for homicide.”
“Mean ye,” said Jillo, “that amongst you Pathenians, a gentleman may not avenge an insult by the gage of battle?”
“Of course not! We are not bloodthirsty barbarians.”
“Ye mean there are no true gentlemen amongst you,” sniffed Jillo.

Gontran was a rancorous, vengeful man, who never forgave what he deemed a slight or let bygones be bygones. Hatred and grudges so filled his mind as to render him impervious to reason.

Then who were the Ancient Ones?"
Halran shrugged. "There are as many interpretations of those myths as there are mythographers.