Swallowing deeply and still a bit shaky, Artemis nodded, and Growler continued. “It is often said among nobles -- by colts, of course, but by many mares as well -- that only colts have 'honor.' That this abstract attribute is exclusively masculine, and that although mares may also serve in the Royal Guard, only colts may gain honor by valorous behavior on the field of battle and by proper behaviour in society, as they may lose it by cowardice and impropriety."