"You did a cowardly thing, unworthy of the soldier that you would have men believe you.

And for that, I think, the punishment you received at my hands has been sufficient, in that the indignity to which I submitted you has shaken your standing with your followers.

Go back to them now and retrieve what you have lost, and see that in the future you are worthier.

Let this be a lesson to you, Messer Fortemani.

You have gone perilously near hanging, and you have had it proved to you that in moments of peril your men are ready to raise their hands against you.
Why is that?
Because you have not sought their respect.