What is the definition, obligation, and rights of the citizens? Permanent tenure?
Venice and Abazi exchanged a glance, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes.
Within the Empire, the concept of "what is a citizen" and "their rights and obligations" has always been vague.
This is a manifestation of the unwritten laws criticized by the El Scholars, which, among other things, facilitates the small maneuvers of notaries, judges, and lawyers.
This is even in the civilized world west of the Dragon Sleep Mountain Range!
In the east, the Great Monarchs of Norn treat their citizens as livestock, and would habitually send knights to forcibly capture a batch of citizens to sell to arms dealers and slave traders.
This has led to the Norn people making up nearly half of the Empire's mercenary market and demon hunter groups.
And this small Thousand River Valley is actually attempting to legally define the status of citizens?
Lupher blinked, revealing quite a bit of surprise in her eyes.
