Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-27586321-20151115200825/@comment-27560932-20151115211435

Shen's a coward in that he always ran away from real fights, from the thing meant to destroy him, and always resorted to underhanded means for combat (the cannons, for example). When everything else had been taken and he was left with only himself, that's when Shen finally snapped and started to fight.