Exactly. [ If she were there, there would be another nod, but rather a silence, measured, that Kitty has the correct of it. ] It means as much and as little as any other law mankind sets upon itself. Whether that's houses of parliament, kings, or the edge of steel. But it's purpose is very particular that way.
[ She hums to clarify it, picking her words. ] To put it simply, it's about the reputation that is won through actions, not words. It separates ahead of time who is worth your time, who isn't. The reason why is very simple of course, you want to know, to have seen, that the man beside you won't cut and run in the first sign of trouble, or piss in his boots frozen. Civil laws mean nothing, at that moment, when death comes at that speed. If you aren't proven that you will stand to your words, no one will want to deal with you.
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Date: 2019-04-27 07:35 am (UTC)[ She hums to clarify it, picking her words. ] To put it simply, it's about the reputation that is won through actions, not words. It separates ahead of time who is worth your time, who isn't. The reason why is very simple of course, you want to know, to have seen, that the man beside you won't cut and run in the first sign of trouble, or piss in his boots frozen. Civil laws mean nothing, at that moment, when death comes at that speed. If you aren't proven that you will stand to your words, no one will want to deal with you.