“Ours is a fractured, divided land. The many peoples make war on their neighbors with the frequency of waves crashing on the shore.”
“What are waves?”
“When the water meets the land, it laps at it the way a dog laps at puddle.”
“Oh.”
“The law extends only as far as a man’s sword arm and is only as strong as the steel the sword is made of.”
“Everyone, from the lowliest farmer to the highest lord, must learn the art of combat to defend themselves. Bandits abound and great beasts prey on the unwary, be they man or livestock.”
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