NPC: Tertius
Tertius stood in anger. "I do not see the need to defend myself. If Lliw has appointed me the leader of the warriors, then I am the leader of the warriors. It is not up to you Sutsugua, or you Lucius, or you Markus, it is up to Lliw, and he has spoken."
Lucius Crassus frowned in disappointment.
"Such a disgraceful and unseemly outburst. Are you not confident enough in your worthiness to hold the command you have been given by the chief, which no one here has disputed you hold, that you are unwilling to proclaim your virtus and rightness should one come to contest you for it?
My proposition gives you an opportunity should your appointment be disputed to show undisputedly your worthiness and thus establish your undoubted legitimacy as the most suitable choice for commander. In the absence of a contest, which thus far has been the case, it would show Sutsugua's concerns to be mistaken in the eyes of the consensus an thus protect you and the chief from naysayers and gossips, after all they could hardly dispute the chiefs choice when they have been given the chance to challenge it if they thought him mistaken. Ergo, I made my proposition, which Markus has supported, to ensure that in the final decision the chief would proceed forward with certain rightness, and without any cause for disputation, with no one being able to dispute the wisdom and decorum of his actions or say he did not listen to his councillors, or chose mistakenly.
Yet at this proposition which is precisely aimed at helping you and ensuring certain legitimacy going forward, you have instead shown hot-headed brashness, lack of propriety, and unseemly anger not at any argument saying you are unworthy or insult to your abilities, but at the mere suggestion that you might have to prove your worth and that someone might dare challenge you for the role you have been given. Its almost as if you wish to prove Sutsugua correct in his concerns regarding youthful inexperience. If you cannot keep calm at a council meeting, not to mention respect your elders, how can one suppose you will keep calm in a barbarian attack, listen to your men, or act prudently in a difficult situation in the field? You are our best warrior and our most skilled hunter, things no one disputes and attributes to your credit, but skill with weapons is not the only attribute necessary for a leader and it is these other attributes, serenity of mind and the wisdom of propriety, that are most important when leading men.
Take your seat then and show some dignity then Tertius, it would serve you better to understand when people are trying to help you by giving you the opportunity to prove yourself, than to take petty offence at every perceived slight."
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ooc: presumably referring to me since I implicitly dared those who challenged the chiefs choice to come forward and contest the position. Oh and bringing out the shame and embarrassment card