I honestly don’t recall any occasion back then where any Horde helped me. I think as the game has evolved, so have the players. It’s interesting to see it first hand and I’ve actually witnessed it on the PVE servers I now play on.

From this ol chair vantage point, I see that you acted nobly and honorably and that the DK – whether through mindful intent or lucky accident – acted in a manner that avoided foolishness! Putting yourself in his shoes, he is 7 levels under you and has a near impossible quest fight in front of him to which he does not need an aggravated and vengeful player further exacerbating.

He was certainly respectful to assist you and to salute you – credit where credit is due.

Had he been the 80 and you the 73, he showed up after you had begun, and *still* helped – THEN he would indeed by honorable.

An observation I have found [unfortunately] to be true virtually every day is that if the opposing faction outnumbers you, or outlevels you, or both — then their behavior changes drastically from noble to nefarious. You see it all the time. You and a member of the opposing faction are questing in the same area and go through that brief moment where you size each other and watch to see intent, then respectfully go about questing ‘near’ each other without any hostilities. Then as soon as one more of their faction arrives, they gank you!

/sigh

Perhaps it is pack mentality, or hubris, or a simple lack of that there honorable nobility that you clearly had in Hearthglen!