He had done it because it was true, because it was the way he actually felt. He was a Knight, and a Knight’s duty was not only to protect and to serve but also to honor the truth. In a Knight’s life, there was no place for dishonesty, no room for insincerity. He took his duty to the truth as seriously as any other duty set down for him. And he did it because he did not want to take those feelings, those conflicts, to bed with them.
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He looked across the chamber at where he imagined her appearing. He wished for what he saw in his mind to be real. It didn’t happen.
With another un-Knightly curse, Thrax laid his head back against his pillow, shut his eyes, and let sleep take him.