The measure of a man is not the steel he may or may not carry or wear but by those choices he makes in the life he leads. To be a Master, he must first master himself and that is an arduous journey of trials and tribulations as he experiences life. Whether he wears a collar or is a free without ever knowing the burden of steel about his neck, he can still be a Master, of himself. A master or warrior may choose to submit for a variety of reasons, reasons maybe only known to him or forced to submit as a tribute or casualty of war or for a variety of reasons, but how he leads that life will determine what honor he holds in his duties. I can say, should he live past that enslavement, he will have a new experience to learn from and better himself and vice versa. The opinions of others will matter very little to a man who has bettered himself in his duties and garner a more profound respect for such. Those that may disregard him as less of a man for being a slave knows little of mastery.
Raz