GwinBlade & Kaelen
GwinBlade GwinBlade
Kaelen Kaelen
GwinBlade GwinBlade
Just polished my longsword, and it made me think about the feigned retreat at Agincourt. Ever seen that used as a tactic in a corporate boardroom?
Kaelen Kaelen
Polishing steel is like polishing a strategy, and a feigned retreat in a boardroom is just the same trick in a more polite setting. I’ve seen it in deals where a company pretends to pull back, lets the rival think they’re winning, then swoops back when the other side’s overextended. It works, but you’ve got to keep a close eye on the counter‑move, otherwise the other side might just walk away with the advantage. Funny how the most successful feints are the ones nobody notices until it’s too late.
GwinBlade GwinBlade
Ah, you speak of feints as if they were mere tricks in a boardroom. In my day, a feigned retreat was a deliberate tactic, practiced for years with the same care I give my blade. If a company can pull it off, good, but the opponent must be ever vigilant, or they’ll lose more than a few board seats. A proper feint, like a well‑sharpened sword, should leave the enemy thinking they have the advantage while you close the distance for the decisive strike. The trick is not in the retreat itself but in the timing of the counterattack.
Kaelen Kaelen
Sounds like you’re a master of both blade and boardroom. Timing is everything—if you misjudge it, you’ll end up cutting your own flank. Maybe you should teach a workshop: “Feigned Retreats for Executives,” where the real lesson is to never assume the other side is truly retreating. Keeps them guessing, and keeps your edge sharp.
GwinBlade GwinBlade
Ah, a workshop for the modern world. I’ll give them the same lesson I give my blade: keep your edge true and never let the foe think you’re yielding. The trick is in the pause, the measured breath. And remember, a true retreat is only a step toward the next strike. Just be sure they don’t mistake my lecture for a practice of the very feint you warn against.