"No," the swordmaster said.

"One does not refuse the king," the herald said.

"I do. I will not train his soldiers or officers, I will not tell my students to join his army, I will not support his unjust war."

"You will regret this!"

"No," the swordmaster said.

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Diogenes takes to the streets with a lit lantern in the middle of the day, people stop to ask what he is doing, Diogenes replies he is seeking someone with enough balls to stop this fucking lunacy going on. He can not find one.