ANST - Squire/Knight relationship

[mirrim at texas.net]

Lord Manfred Wolf wrote:
> Is it usual for a Peer to address/cover/train inter-personal skills
> with their student?  Obviously, the greatest body of knowledge to be
> transfered by a Knight is skill at arms - a Laurel conveys their art
> - a Pelican, their work ethic (?)  Is this something that is often
> discussed in the Master/Student relationship at the onset? Or is it
> assumed that the student possesses these skills, and that is why the
> Master chose to instruct them in the first place?

I think most peers train their associates in more than just their 
specialty.  There is more than just martial skill to being a knight, 
etc.  Most apprentices I know practice a different art from what 
their laurel does.  They can still learn research techniques, and how 
to do documentation.  As for pelicans, you can't teach work ethic.  
You can teach organization skills, diplomacy, people handling skills 
etc., but if the person doesn't already have the desire to work, the 
work won't be done.

Baroness Mirrim of Bristol
protege to Viscount Galen of Bristol
(I have the work ethic, I need the diplomacy and people skills)

"Practice principled acts of self-interest and ruthless logic"
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