Maria von Hohenzollern
Well Maria never considered the surprise factor of course. Maria hardly cared for the moment the conversation the two were having prior, figuring the two were merely friends, or perhaps just passersbys who happened to converse with one another. Maria merely wished to inquire about the girl’s clothing, but even if that she wished to do only that, as a Knight her duty was to the law and the lord of the lands.
“Of course sir. However, I am going to ask that you both come with me to write a report. Even if it is but a civil dispute, I must follow the proceedings of the law. I am sure you will understand, but I will get your coins and bag back. Those who follow the path of the righteous will have their reward.” Maria was someone who wished to ensure that all justice was done through the lense of order and light. Perhaps if it was any other Knight or perhaps if it was any other individual even, they might have merely taken the words of Grian at face value.
That sort of person was not Maria. Maria had dedicated herself to the law and to the law alone. To a concept of justice which she was duty to carry out the letterings [or pictographs?] of the law. From a young age she perhaps blindly followed suit to what those other Knights might have wished her to be. Someone who was not exactly a cog within the system of the law, but someone who would follow the proceedings. However, Maria believed herself to be just, and when given a circumstance would not be as heartless to not make exception to certain instances. After all, does a man deserve five years for stealing a loaf of bread?
However, the other began to speak before she was able to complete her thoughts on the matter.
Even if Maria had many questions about the other’s strange story
Even if Maria wished to know who she was, why she was here, and why
Maria had sworn her sword to a purpose she had not the capability to betray.
“I cannot say to which is the correct voice. I dare not assume so much of either case. If it will not trouble either of you, I ask that you both follow me. I will decide who is right and who is wrong through the evidence of the law. I am not so heartless to damn an innocent man or woman, but I am able to at the very least intermediate in this situation.” A textbook response. However, most knights nowadays choose instead to act upon the rulings of themselves rather than that of the law. Even if Maria did tend towards a trend such as, she believed that the law exists for those who it is governed by. And as long as the three strangers existed within the city of Lugnica, all will be upheld. And to those who break the law will be chained.
“Bare me but a few instances of your time. It shall not be long. Innocent people should fear not of the law. If you would simply both come to my station, I am sure that all of this can be rectified. If you worry of your belongings, then I shall have a knight of mine personally search the area for your coin. If not I can have you personally paid for any damages if it turns out the woman before you had committed the crime. But know that if she had been telling the truth and you work with traffickers, I will have to act under the fullest discretion of the law This is the capital city of Lugnica, not a circus. Might the two of you provide me with your names?” Maria seemed to gesture the two of them down a road, but still held to her side her sword in case either of the two had bite in them. After all, Maria was not someone who held the sword to harm others, but rather protect both herself and those she cared about, a philosophy seen dead by the ever-rising strife of man.
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