>> Ah yes, torn apart by the Mazil's "pack". True, so very true. :-) <<
Yeah, they bent the truth only enough to protect the foresters. No need to advertise that the valley is home to werewolves.
>> I'd also not be surprised if local law has a provision along the lines of "a kidnapper of children is outside the law and there is no debt owed for his blood". That sort of thing was fairly common for some crimes, and would nicely end any questions about his death.<<
Possible, but unfortunately it seems more like that's how the law viewed the hunters' victims, human and otherwise: not worthy of protection.
>> Most folks don't realize that that sort of thing is where the term "outlaw" comes from. Literally "outside the law". Meaning that there were no penalties for anything anyone did to one.<<
True. Another aspect is that "law" can be rendered in different ways. In this context, much of it comes down to the mazil in charge of each valley. The national laws seem to be more like ... guidelines. Victor probably takes them more seriously than most.
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Date: 2019-12-20 10:48 am (UTC)Yeah, they bent the truth only enough to protect the foresters. No need to advertise that the valley is home to werewolves.
>> I'd also not be surprised if local law has a provision along the lines of "a kidnapper of children is outside the law and there is no debt owed for his blood". That sort of thing was fairly common for some crimes, and would nicely end any questions about his death.<<
Possible, but unfortunately it seems more like that's how the law viewed the hunters' victims, human and otherwise: not worthy of protection.
>> Most folks don't realize that that sort of thing is where the term "outlaw" comes from. Literally "outside the law". Meaning that there were no penalties for anything anyone did to one.<<
True. Another aspect is that "law" can be rendered in different ways. In this context, much of it comes down to the mazil in charge of each valley. The national laws seem to be more like ... guidelines. Victor probably takes them more seriously than most.