He grinned at her, before leaning against an 'air' wall. "Ma'am, I was merely acting within the bounds of my role as Summer Knight."<br/><br/>He let the grin get a bit wider, before he straightened. "The rules stipulate that any weapon may be used, with no exceptions other than it must be carried by the unit in the field, and not be under an active spell. My lance was, oddly enough, carried by me, and was not under an active spell. There is no rule about using an explosive concealed inside the lance, with a trigger to set it off if the lance tip is pressed. If there is a rule about the use of mounted weapons that was not the one quoted, I will cheerfully admit that I was unaware, and review my actions according to the personally unknown rule."<br/><br/>He could hear muttering, but continued. "As for acting within the bounds of my role, as the Summer Knight, my job is to deal with issues that the Summer Court is not... optimized to do so. Through use of new weapons, unorthodox methods, and outright insanity, I am a force of change within the Court, and ensure it has not became stagnant and decadent enough for an outside force to threaten. As such, sometimes I must use said tactics to ensure that the rules of the Court are updated to enforce the spirit of the ruling, instead of merely its lettering. I have done so with this action. Further actions... using that exploit will be considered by this one."<br/><em><br/>Too. FUN.</em>She might WANT to smite him across the clearing for impudence, but he had correctly quoted the rules<strong>as he knew them</strong>, and his job description.