Overlook of Compassion

"Vengeance cannot be apart of what we must do If we allow our passions to turn to bloodlust, then we shall become as vile as the orcs" - Lord Uther the Lightbringer
Words of a great man, and a great leader to the Silver Hand, and to the pupils he has taught. While paladins must uphold their conduct of Honour and Tenacity, what are we without Compassion? To ease the minds of the weary, help the sick, and show mercy to our enemies, then what are we? If not worse than the darkness we strive to hold back?
The trial of compassion teaches us to show mercy to others, and aid those who have suffered at the hands of evil and heretics alike.
Compassion teaches us that honor is something that not only comes from defending our People, or bringing about justice, but to show kindness to our enemies when they in turn would not. To heal the sick without asking for anything in return, and to feed the bellies of the hungry. 
“Give a man a loaf of bread he shall eat for a day, but show him the path to righteousness, and he shall be filled with a love that is not of this earth” - Father Cyrus Stansfield, Tirisfal Monastery.
During my trial, I had shown mercy to one of our own who had fallen from grace, convicted of harming another member of the Regiment, and for delving in the dark arts, where others scorned him and spat at his feet. Despite his bitterness towards me and my fellow knights, his wounds were dressed and the cloth he had on was removed, fearing it would only infect his injuries from his punishment, and cause him to suffer further.
Though much has changed for the Order of St. Isaac, as well as our overlook on showing compassion to our foes and to our people, it shall always remain the same in its own unique way. 
“Do not allow thyself to delve into the darkness of hate, loathing, and vengeance. Love thy brother and sister and show mercy to thine enemies, do not forsake them to a life of damnation. For if we learn not to love and to show mercy to our foes, then we are no better than the very shadow we stand against.” - Sir Derhert Stansfield the Valorous, Templar of the Silver Hand.
This Argument is penned by Sir Vitallion Stansfield, the Defender.
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