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Despite their martial nature, the Sangheili have reservations to the spilling of one's own blood. This is an extension of the belief that the blood of a warrior is his essence (honor); thus, to spill one's blood is to lose one's honor.<ref name="Cole Protocol"/> As a result, in Sangheili | Despite their martial nature, the Sangheili in conservitive states have reservations to the spilling of one's own blood. This is an extension of the belief that the blood of a warrior is his essence (honor); thus, to spill one's blood is to lose one's honor.<ref name="Cole Protocol"/> As a result, in Sangheili conservitive states, doctors are seen by some as the lowest members of society because they "..make [their] living slicing and causing another Sangheili to bleed without honor."<ref name="Cole Protocol">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 143''</ref> This meant that the only 'honorable' way for a Sangheili to be injured or bleed out is from combat with the enemy. This belief also makes visiting a doctor very shameful for some Sangheili. | ||
It is believed among the Sangheili that a weapon is only to be drawn if it is to be used, because a drawn weapon "demands blood."<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 138''</ref> | It is believed among the Sangheili that a weapon is only to be drawn if it is to be used, because a drawn weapon "demands blood."<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 138''</ref> |