Inquisitorial Overreach?
Posted by Puffin on 06/27/18
Orathy weaves a compelling argument. He waxes philosophic, in his rough and crude manner, using his own experiences as a man who makes his living by the sword being robbed - ROBBED! - of his means of livelihood by the heavy-handed Inquisition. It's no more than those in the Lowers have grumbled for years, so they're used to grumbling along with him - and they do. Torian, Aviana, and Theodoric grumble right along with him, hoping to turn the mood even darker, but they are not terribly successful. It's easy to grumble about the Inquisition, harder to convince people that the powerful juggernaut that acts by approval of the King is to be actively opposed, especially over a damned sword. That's how people disappear, after all.
But then Alessandro appears, with Tynan as his assistant, and argues the legal case. This is a man's livelihood, and the Inquisition has charged Orathy with nothing. So in keeping his property for some indeterminate amount of time, the Inquisition is robbing a man of his livelihood. Perhaps if they're going to keep his property, they should also be supporting Orathy in the style to which he would like to become accustomed?
And the people like that argument. Yeah. If the Inquisition wants help? Wants to be heavy-handed? Then let them pay to support the innocent people they're stealing from! There are more than a few people who choke on the idea of Orathy Culler as an innocent - he is well-known among a certain type of folk, after all - but the principle is the same, and Alessandro and Tynan make a compelling argument indeed.
So now there is grumbling and a certain bit of side-eye given to the Inquisition. If they're looking to clean up their reputation, then seizing property for suspicion and just never giving it back is not going to help them much.
But then Alessandro appears, with Tynan as his assistant, and argues the legal case. This is a man's livelihood, and the Inquisition has charged Orathy with nothing. So in keeping his property for some indeterminate amount of time, the Inquisition is robbing a man of his livelihood. Perhaps if they're going to keep his property, they should also be supporting Orathy in the style to which he would like to become accustomed?
And the people like that argument. Yeah. If the Inquisition wants help? Wants to be heavy-handed? Then let them pay to support the innocent people they're stealing from! There are more than a few people who choke on the idea of Orathy Culler as an innocent - he is well-known among a certain type of folk, after all - but the principle is the same, and Alessandro and Tynan make a compelling argument indeed.
So now there is grumbling and a certain bit of side-eye given to the Inquisition. If they're looking to clean up their reputation, then seizing property for suspicion and just never giving it back is not going to help them much.