Based on lex talionis, the law of retaliation, Imperial Law recognizes no crime without both criminal and victim. Furthermore, the law sees men and women as distinct, and forbids a male to punish a female without her matriarch"s explicit consent. Most matriarchs, although resenting male interference, usually grant such consent—but not always. Through this c***k in Imperial Law, women in our society can get away with murder, even regicide. We must never underestimate our collective power.—From an instruction booklet in the private archives of the Water Matriarchy, widely distributed to its daughters.
lex talionisHis legs driving his calloused hands relentlessly toward Snarling Jaguar"s throat, Guarding Bear slammed into an invisible wall mere inches from the black Emperor"s windpipe.
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