"I would have pulled him from the horse's back," Thor admits, readily, and with a half-smile to acknowledge the point.
"My father would call it temper. My mother would tell me to find another with power to lift him off harmlessly, or a friend to persuade him to leave off his childish prank without turning it to a brawl. But temper's always been my besetting flaw."
"I'd have pulled him from the horse's back, turning a prank to a bout, and if he struck me in return for my blow I'd count it fair. It would be a matter between us."
"A quarrel like that, outdoors, away from bystanders -- as Security for Milliways I'd overlook it, unless it was brought to me. But if it's brought to Security, we must look at the deeds of both parties. Otherwise we're nothing but attack dogs, leashed at the heel of an accuser."
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"My father would call it temper. My mother would tell me to find another with power to lift him off harmlessly, or a friend to persuade him to leave off his childish prank without turning it to a brawl. But temper's always been my besetting flaw."
"I'd have pulled him from the horse's back, turning a prank to a bout, and if he struck me in return for my blow I'd count it fair. It would be a matter between us."
"A quarrel like that, outdoors, away from bystanders -- as Security for Milliways I'd overlook it, unless it was brought to me. But if it's brought to Security, we must look at the deeds of both parties. Otherwise we're nothing but attack dogs, leashed at the heel of an accuser."