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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxStory+ '''''Where Lies the Honor''''' (Introductory [[w:haiku|haiku]]: ''Where lies the honor / in bonds with men of terror / or naked power?'') is a [[BattleTech]] short story by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]] that was published in the 1988 anthology ''[[Shrapnel]]''. − | image = − | name = − | author = [[William H. Keith, Jr.]] − | pages = 6 − | type = Short story − | product = Shrapnel (anthology) − | illustrations = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] − | era = (see text) − | agency = − | universedate = − | timeline = (see text) − | scrollable timeline = [[Start date::]][[End date::]] − | series = − | precededby = − | followedby = − }} − '''''Where Lies the Honor''''' (Introductory [[w:haiku|haiku]]: ''Where lies the honor / in bonds with men of terror / or naked power?'') is a [[BattleTech]] short story by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]] that was published in the 1988 anthology ''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]''. − The timeframe of the story is indeterminate. There is a reference to Yancey's father becoming dispossessed fighting [[House Davion]] at [[Mallory's World]], presumably referring to the famous battle in [[3013]]. + The exact time frame of the story is indeterminate. There is a reference to Yancey's father becoming dispossessed fighting [[House Davion]] at [[Mallory's World]], presumably referring to the famous battle in [[3013]]. ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − In the city of Marakani on the dry [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey (the story's narrator) of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] and his fellow Corpsman Okabi arrest Gunnar Holmes, an impoverished peddler, on orders of Vander Hassan, the city's Prefect. + In the city of Marakani on the dry [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey (the story's first-person narrator) of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] and his fellow Corpsman Okabi arrest Gunnar Holmes, an impoverished peddler, on orders of Vander Hassan, the city's Prefect. − Yancey is uneasy with Hassan's heavy-handed treatment of the peddler, who was just trying to keep his family fed. With Homes' execution pending, he and Okabi resume patrols in the city. Yancey insists they let another peddler who acted suspciously escape from being stopped and searched. This causes an argument with Okabi about their oath to serve Hassan and fulfill their duties; Yancey feels that Hassan's rule sullies and betrays their honor, while Okabi insists that ''[[bushido]]'', the Way of the Warrior, demands them to unquestioningly obey Hassan.+ Yances is uneasy with Hassan's heavy-handed treatment of the peddler, who was just trying to keep his family fed. With Homes' execution pending, he and Okabi resume patrols in the city. Yancey insists they let another peddler who acted suspciously escape from being stopped and searched. This causes an argument with Okabi about their oath to serve Hassan and fulfill their duties; Yancey feels that Hassan's rule sullies and betrays their honor, while Okabi insists that ''[[bushido]]'', the Way of the Warrior, demands them to unquestioningly obey Hassan. − On the next day, Yancey is part of Hassan's personal guard during trials. Okabi is off-duty. Holmes' family is sentenced to pay off his debts since he himself now cannot; his wife is sent to serve a company official as indentured domestic worker for two years, his son to work in a mine for three years. Hassan plans something "special" for Holmes' beautiful teenage daughter and orders her to undress. This pushes the attending Okabi over the edge. He voices protest, then prepares to commit ''[[seppuku]]'' in front of Hassan, the only honorable solution to his moral dilemma that he can see. Hassan however denies it, claiming that he would stain the floor, and orders Yancey to take Okabi's sword away. This in turn prompts Yancey to snap and force Hassan at gunpoint to allow Okabi to flee the scene with Holmes' family. + On the next day, Yancey is part of Hassan's personal guard during trials. Okabi is off-duty. Holmes' family is sentenced to pay off his debts since he now cannot; his wife is sent to serve a company official as indentured domestic worker for two years, his son to work in a mine for three years. Hassan plans something "special" for Holmes' beautiful teenage daughter and orders her to undress. This pushes the attending Okabi over the edge. He voices protest, then prepares to commit ''[[seppuku]]'' in front of Hassan, the only honorable solution to his moral dilemma that he can see. Hassan however denies it, claiming that he would stain the floor, and orders Yancey to take Okabi's sword away. This in turn prompts Yancey to snap and force Hassan at gunpoint that he allows Okabi to flee the scene with Holmes' family. In the end, Yancey realizes that Hassan is honorless. He might escape using him as a hostage, but opts for his own honor instead and shoots Hassan. He is in turn shot by other bodyguards. In the end, Yancey realizes that Hassan is honorless. He might escape using him as a hostage, but opts for his own honor instead and shoots Hassan. He is in turn shot by other bodyguards. Line 32:
Line 15: ==Featured Characters== ==Featured Characters== − *Prefect [[Vander Hassan]] + *Prefect Vander Hassan *Corpsman Yancey *Corpsman Yancey *Corpsman Okabi *Corpsman Okabi − *[[Gunnar Holmes]] + *Gunnar Holmes − ==Featured Places== + ==References== − * [[Kawabe]] + *''[[Shrapnel]]'' [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Works by William H. Keith, Jr.]] [[Category:Works by William H. Keith, Jr.]]
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| − | '''''Where Lies the Honor''''' (Introductory [[w:haiku|haiku]]: ''Where lies the honor / in bonds with men of terror / or naked power?'') is a [[BattleTech]] short story by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]] that was published in the 1988 anthology ''[[ | ||
| − | The | + | The exact time frame of the story is indeterminate. There is a reference to Yancey's father becoming dispossessed fighting [[House Davion]] at [[Mallory's World]], presumably referring to the famous battle in [[3013]]. |
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | In the city of Marakani on the dry [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey (the story's narrator) of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] and his fellow Corpsman Okabi arrest Gunnar Holmes, an impoverished peddler, on orders of Vander Hassan, the city's Prefect. | + | In the city of Marakani on the dry [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey (the story's first-person narrator) of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] and his fellow Corpsman Okabi arrest Gunnar Holmes, an impoverished peddler, on orders of Vander Hassan, the city's Prefect. |
| − | + | Yances is uneasy with Hassan's heavy-handed treatment of the peddler, who was just trying to keep his family fed. With Homes' execution pending, he and Okabi resume patrols in the city. Yancey insists they let another peddler who acted suspciously escape from being stopped and searched. This causes an argument with Okabi about their oath to serve Hassan and fulfill their duties; Yancey feels that Hassan's rule sullies and betrays their honor, while Okabi insists that ''[[bushido]]'', the Way of the Warrior, demands them to unquestioningly obey Hassan. | |
| − | On the next day, Yancey is part of Hassan's personal guard during trials. Okabi is off-duty. Holmes' family is sentenced to pay off his debts since he | + | On the next day, Yancey is part of Hassan's personal guard during trials. Okabi is off-duty. Holmes' family is sentenced to pay off his debts since he now cannot; his wife is sent to serve a company official as indentured domestic worker for two years, his son to work in a mine for three years. Hassan plans something "special" for Holmes' beautiful teenage daughter and orders her to undress. This pushes the attending Okabi over the edge. He voices protest, then prepares to commit ''[[seppuku]]'' in front of Hassan, the only honorable solution to his moral dilemma that he can see. Hassan however denies it, claiming that he would stain the floor, and orders Yancey to take Okabi's sword away. This in turn prompts Yancey to snap and force Hassan at gunpoint that he allows Okabi to flee the scene with Holmes' family. |
In the end, Yancey realizes that Hassan is honorless. He might escape using him as a hostage, but opts for his own honor instead and shoots Hassan. He is in turn shot by other bodyguards. | In the end, Yancey realizes that Hassan is honorless. He might escape using him as a hostage, but opts for his own honor instead and shoots Hassan. He is in turn shot by other bodyguards. | ||
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==Featured Characters== | ==Featured Characters== | ||
| − | *Prefect | + | *Prefect Vander Hassan |
*Corpsman Yancey | *Corpsman Yancey | ||
*Corpsman Okabi | *Corpsman Okabi | ||
| − | * | + | *Gunnar Holmes |
| − | == | + | ==References== |
| − | * [[ | + | *''[[Shrapnel]]'' |
[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by William H. Keith, Jr.]] | [[Category:Works by William H. Keith, Jr.]] | ||