Forgiving

This is not Stephen’s virtue of choice. Indeed, one might even go so far as to say he is utterly incapable of forgiving a sleight. This is particularly notable when one considers the terrifying fact that Stephen is by far one of the best shots around – he practices his aim by having a coin thrown into the air and shooting it down, to put that into perspective for you.

This has lead to him winning most every duel he has ever partaken in – and there have been a fair few. However, following the torment he was forced to endure while he was captured, his aim suffered more than he bargained for. With considerable nerve damage to his hands, this is understandable – but the time between Stephen coming to realize the extent of his damage and the time in which he got himself into another dueling situation was brutally short.

Though Stephen aimed to maim, he ended up killing his opponent over something he normally would not have wished a man dead for. ( That is not to say he would not have been perfectly content with the aforementioned maiming, which once again illustrates the ruthlessness Stephen embodies when he is slighted. )

Stephen has a long memory – he catalogues wrongdoing over time and is known to lash out at unexpected intervals toward those who accumulate a certain wealth of grievances with him. This, however, is minor offenses and annoyances – greater things, such as successfully harming him or those he cares for in any significant fashion ( be it financial, physical, or emotional ) more often than not will lead to the death of the perpetrator in good time – or at the very least a slew of misfortune sent their way.  

Stephen never forgets, and very rarely forgives.