Even the inexperienced young squire may one day become a lord. Slay no one for doing a thing unto you that you would have done unto him, for one day you might die in the same manner. Obey and honor those above your station, for as they stand above you, so do they keep the sword from falling upon your head. All parts are necessary for the whole. Treat not lesser persons with dishonor, for as they stand below you, they form the very ground that supports your feet.
All parts are necessary for the whole.
Let your word be your bond, for when stripped of steel and cloth and youth, a knight has nothing else. Grant succor where you may, for as the need of others is made less, so too the burden of the knight is made less. Be fair in all judgments, for you too may you one day be judged. Justice has no mouth with which to speak and no hands with which to enforce the laws, so we must be her eyes and we must act as her hands. Let your judgments be tempered by circumstance, lest you punish wrongly.