Again, from Elayne herself: "They should not be killed for supporting someone else for the throne. There can be no treason where there is no Queen." And furthermore, the punishment for treason is death. The land goes to the heirs. Elayne steals the land that rightfully belongs to the family of the alleged criminal, not to the criminal itself. She has no right to seize their lands. You can't just make stuff up every time reality doesn't fit your desires.
They can't be killed, sure. But according to law and tradition they and their families owe a big ransom, which they can't afford since they got broke hiring mercenaries in the battle for the throne. So it's not stealing, it's more like foreclosure. Elayne took over their lands, but they don't have to pay the ransom and would get compensate them with lands in Cairhien. All in all, those families would be better off now than if they had to pay the big ransom and had kept their lands in Andor.
So about the nobility.
- 09/11/2010 06:53:34 AM
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Thank you. I couldn't put a finger on why that bothered me.
- 09/11/2010 08:27:26 AM
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I don't have any problems with this - they are trying to get more power to survive.
- 09/11/2010 04:08:22 PM
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If that power is needed to survive, how will those she takes it from survive?
- 09/11/2010 09:23:15 PM
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I disagree
- 09/11/2010 07:28:39 PM
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Re: I disagree
- 09/11/2010 09:29:11 PM
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Re: I disagree
- 10/11/2010 12:30:33 AM
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Re: I disagree
- 10/11/2010 01:07:19 AM
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Yes, of course...
- 10/11/2010 01:36:30 AM
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If you can stay on subject, yes.
- 10/11/2010 03:22:49 AM
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*Scratches head*
- 09/11/2010 10:59:29 PM
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Re: *Scratches head*
- 09/11/2010 11:50:00 PM
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Damn...
- 10/11/2010 01:27:28 AM
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