In Sashan society, insults must be avenged instantly in blood; therefore, if someone insults you deliberately, plainly not expecting you to stab him to death on the spot, it must be because you’re friends and it’s all in fun. My role was to take it in good part but not to dish it out. If a Sashan does it to a foreigner it’s good-natured ribbing. If the foreigner does it back, knives flash and the crows get lucky.
