My point is you may recognize a lot of the names I mentioned, but they have mellowed in these later years. No longer (and thankfully) do *all* our young have to watch for this type of attack from all directions.

Perhaps Alister is a threat - but I do not think he is a threat on the same level as we have seen in the past.

So the message to the young fighters who feel they may be at threat - protect your things. Work on strategies to stop all the different types of stripping if you feel you are a target.

You will die if you choose to annoy an experienced fighter on the bb or otherwise (in my case from birth *haha*) but apologies and respect go along way. Alister may not be a nice person - but i do not think he is a proto-Threap, killing over and over because that is the only thing he does.

Should he continue to attack you then stand firm, practice hard, dig in and wait it out until you can match them, toe to toe.

Ok that was a bit rambling... but with a bit of a history lesson I hope the young fighters out there can see why those such as myself, Fistandantilus and Foxedup are so very passionate about Mercinae and the fight against Thakria. Bad experiences should just make you stronger and more committed to the opposition.

India.

Written by my hand on the 7th of Springflower, in the year 1185.