Comment by Twinky on The Wandering Knight’s Survival Manual - Chapter 28

@Twinky Stupid isn't grit.  Young men are stupid but old men have grit.

@Prinzinc i think he meant courage not to just abandon their comrade tho they are foolish

@Jura I feel like there are a lot of moving parts going on here.  The author is a good writer and between the expressions they are giving each other vs non-elves combined with their behaviors and words up until now, the author is really layering lots of complex motivations and feelings.  

There might be a bit of courage there... but I sense a whole lot more arrogance, obligation, foolishness, pride, etc... than rarified "courage".

@Prinzinc Stupid is as stupid does-- and boy did they.......

@Prinzinc yep it is also author is incredible due to sheer fact he was able to make mc one of the strongest character in super short term without it being so out of place. i cant wait to see what he will conjured up

@Prinzinc What I find respectable is that they may be arrogant, but they have the skills and power to back it up. For them to fight on for this long while holding the line against a troll who is basically a swordfight counter monster. If it were to be something else that can't regenerate and doesn't have a super tough and strong body, the elves might have been able to defeat them. I'm surprised that they were even alive and kicking while fighting a monster who is a walking cheat code that they can't defeat without specific magic flames. Now I see why they wouldn't want to abandon their own especially since those are some elites that are hard to replace, and because comrades have a deep connection with one another, it seems. Since they called for reinforcements, I'm guessing that their idea was to hold out until backup arrives. They must have a reason not to run. Probably cause something is stopping them from doing that or they are too prideful.

@Md. Anisul Islam Well, I think it's a bad matchup for both sides.  The elves lack the attack power to kill the troll but the troll can't hit the elves because it's too slow and they are too fast and will use the surrounding trees to their advantage.  Due to the bad matchup, it becomes a fight of attrition for both sides and both sides are probably figuring that the have the best chance of winning if they draw the fight out.

It's hard to know what is in people's heads (in a story or real life) but their behavior up until this moment makes me think that there are far less noble reasons for their actions than others have ascribed to their behavior.

@Prinzinc Troll has an advantage to draw the fight out. The troll can regenerate like crazy. So, he can afford to draw things out unless the enemies have magic flames that can actually damage them.

@Md. Anisul Islam That's assuming that the regeneration doesn't drain the troll's stamina too badly.  If the goal is to win via attrition, forcing the troll to endlessly regenerate until it collapses is likely a solid tactic.

@Prinzinc .  They are elves.  They could be 100 years old for all we know.  
Also,  perseverance,  the ability to remain motivated despite difficulties,  are characteristics of "grit".  They are arrogant but that doesnt have to mean they arent brave or dont value comradery.