Seking the Way Redux

I would like some clarification to mandatory targeting under Ivory.

References: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=106542

The above seems to imply, that the bowing Shugenja is *not* targeted by the first clause, but only by the second. That is to say, the only mandatory target is an attacking. personality under Ivory. In this case if your Shugenja is bowed, as long as there is an attacking personality to target: you could announce the action, the first clause would fail and you would gain 2 honor.

However, in this follow up to another question:

viewtopic.php?f=59&t=106526

The rules team seems to be saying that the Shugenja *is* targeted. But, there's no mention of the Shugenja being targeted on Seeking the Way.

Please clarify. and thank you.

You're mixing concepts of both questions.

There's only one target in Seeking the Way: an attacking Personality. However, it can happen to be the shugenja, provided he's attacking. In which case, the spells targets its shugenja and moves him home alone. The shugenja can be targeted by Seeking the Way, but that's only one possibility, it isn't always so.