"Oh, what a world you must come from! Honourable? Aye. About as honourable as a Cat Lane whore."

Distractions. Sharpe valued his own honour rather highly, actually. But it never did to paint yourself as a bleeding prince in the face of anyone -- stranger or friend. "I'm a soldier. It's what I know how to do. I'll leave the warrioring to the daft bloody daydreamers."