Arguments of the Accuser
Your Majesty, if her crime is met with a soft hand, others will see it as an invitation...
The Stolen Flour
A starving mother stole flour from a royal relief shipment bound for the capital.
Accuser
Captain Valerius of the Royal Guard
Defendant
Elara, a village widow
Chapter I: The Facts
1
A famine grips the capital; this shipment is the only relief.
2
The defendant, Elara, was caught stealing one sack of flour.
3
She is a widow with two starving children.
4
She confessed immediately.
Chapter II: The Arguments
Arguments of the Defendant
I did not steal for gold, but for bread to feed my children...
Chapter III: Your Deliberation
Your Majesty, your first judgment will become the new standard. Do you make an example of this woman to ensure order and the security of the state, or do you show compassion for the desperate individual, risking the stability of the whole?
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