So the sword (as the symbol, or concrete manifestation, of their/their family's honor) would have to be added to the list of what these children are formally renouncing.
So that their actions cannot tarnish it. If deemed to be dishonorable. Any more than their relatives, or their servants, can be held responsible for any crimes they might commit.
To make this work, you might have to name the thing, and invest the sword itself with a more formal prssence than you have. And make it clear, not just that bearing A sword (and the right/duty to duel to the death) is the treasured privilege of the nobility, but that each noble house has a specific, heirloom, sword.
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Date: 2014-03-14 05:34 am (UTC)... this story starts with the renunciation.
So the sword (as the symbol, or concrete manifestation, of their/their family's honor) would have to be added to the list of what these children are formally renouncing.
So that their actions cannot tarnish it. If deemed to be dishonorable. Any more than their relatives, or their servants, can be held responsible for any crimes they might commit.
To make this work, you might have to name the thing, and invest the sword itself with a more formal prssence than you have. And make it clear, not just that bearing A sword (and the right/duty to duel to the death) is the treasured privilege of the nobility, but that each noble house has a specific, heirloom, sword.