I've always understood it to be two-way... but that the one to the peasants was symbolic. A political show to say "Hey, I'm your boss now, accept me because I will do stuff for you."
Honour is a measure of how well you handle this symbolism. You don't lose anything when you lose a few points of honour, and there is no "real" downside to stepping down from a lordship either.
And if you're stepping down for a promotion, then quickly you'll gain more honour and prestige from this new position than you lost from the old one.
But, this is very interesting but it really has absolutely no bearing on whether the cap for fines should be raised. Do you have an opinion on that?
