Some would say, but not all combat is glorious or honorific. Killing a man who failed to pay his debts, fled, and drew the blood of others is hardly throwing down the gauntlet and challenging an elite of another nation; directed kidnappings and ransoms by the order of a crown or lordship are certainly par for the course of a mercenary, so what honor is to be gained of cutting down their entourage, armed or not? Alive or dead quarry, but all you return with is dead men?

There's quite a few who would question "honor".