Dharke,

You are correct, Knights get venoms from Serpents, and then they
doubleslash with those venoms, just like your doublestab, but they also
do damage.

Tell me, Dharke, what do you use to doublestab? Would it by any chance
be a dirk that was forged by a Knight? And the next time you use a whip
to flay your enemies sileris defence to bite him, or his aura of
rebounding defence to doublestab him, remember this: That whip didn't
appear from thin air, it was created from the time and effort of a
Knight sweating in a forge.

And the next time you go hunting denizens, think to yourself "I'd die so
much more easily without my scalemail.", remember that the armour you
rely so heavily on to keep yourself alive was also created by a Knight.

Serpents need Knights to forge so that they can fight, and Knights need
Serpents to milk venoms so that they can fight effectively. However, if
you're insistent on going ahead with this venom ban, I have a request of
you.

A single spar. You give up your whip, your dirk, and your armour. I'll
give up my venoms. And after you've died, perhaps you'll be more
inclined to believe that you need people like me that tiny bit more than
I need people like you.

In service,
Lord Antonius Agarwaen.

Penned by my hand on the 5th of Phaestian, in the year 426 AF.