A true knight gives his loyalty freely, not as a bargain but as a vow. He stands firm in storms, protects without applause, and offers his strength in silence. Yet even steel wears thin when struck without reason, and honor begins to ache when it is met only with indifference instead of respect.

In time, the knight does not abandon goodness, but he lowers his sword for those who never knew its worth. Growing weary of serving ungrateful hearts is not defeat, it is wisdom. Walking away becomes an act of honor, a return to his own code, where peace is guarded as fiercely as loyalty once was.

— Chamod Senevirathne