[quote=@Shorticus]
Also, [@Jotunn Draugr]: I notice your profile says your character has never lost a battle. We're neighbors, and that's exactly what my whole shtick for Fernando is (the loyal, masterful general who has never lost a battle).

Thus, either your character and the Doge of Vespania never warred in the past, neither of our characters actually fought the other directly, or one of us lost a battle. (Or both of us lost battles against each other. That one's my vote.)

EDIT: Also, I think I'm going to make one of the honorifics people use to refer to Fernando (though he doesn't encourage it) "The Lion of Vespania."
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Suppose we met once on the battlefield, and the fight was inconclusive, with both sides walking away with heavy losses? From which point, we pursued territory elsewhere, out of mutual respect, and a desire to not waste military resources when there are easier targets around.

How's that sound?

Haha sounds good. Honorifics always work well in these kinds of settings. I'm thinking of simply going by "The Man of Stone", cold, unchanging, and difficult to break.