Ok, I think I understand a little more Strat. It's this line from Ethic's latest saga that threw me off.
>>he and Byron had had a pact made on the stair case, a truce for the night. but you know >>what? to hell with the truce, as far as Ethic was concerned, attacking his friends counted as >>the same thing as an attack on himself, and therefore, the pror agreement between them >>was technically broken now...
It kinda made me think that Ethic had made a pact with Byron and... Well anyway, I get it know, thanks for the clarification.