It depends. If it's a pre-emptive strike on a known enemy to disrupt a planned sortie, then yes. But I prefer to avoid pointless battles if I can. If resolution can be found by avoidance or subterfuge, then that is the route I'd prefer to take.

[Though his reputation painted him as a cold-hearted killer, uncaring of the blood he spilled, the opposite was true: he disliked taking lives, and only did so out of necessity. Therefore, was it surprising he'd be so solemn during such an event? What satisfaction or delight could be derived from cutting short another's life, even when it threatened his own?]

However... sometimes conflict is inevitable. This is due to the fact that we all must take lives to prolong our own. It is simply... reality.