An Interesting Series of Laws

"I'm not going to kill you." It was one of those statements most people probably never hear, me I hear it all the time. And say it all the time. We had finished eating some travel rations around a fire, it had been the first thing I'd eaten in a long time so it felt good even if they were old and probably not that healthy.

"Well you fed me, that generally doesn't indicate killing."

"Actually in this part of the world we feed our executions an extravagant meal before death, as a way of welcoming them to the other side." The Marked One was sitting across the fire from me, closest to the wagon, sword still in its tied sheath.

"That's almost nice." I didn't want to mention feeding people before an execution probably meant a pain in the ass clean up for those who did that after executions, some things are better left unsaid (not many from how I write this journal I know).

"So the next question you'll have is what will I do with you."

"Am I that obvious?"

"Its what I wanted to know when I was told I wasn't to be executed for my crimes." People always leave these little morsels about themselves out there. Its like when you're friend and you just blow up a building and they say "Man this is the second biggest explosion I've ever seen." The obvious question is whats the first, well second obvious question, first one of course is why you were blowing up a building in the first place (because its fun).

"I'm still utterly baffled by your countries laws, you committ crimes and instead of being killed they make you the one who enforces the laws? How do they know you just aren't committing more crimes and killing those you go against?" It seemed like the worst idea for a criminal ever, and I've seen several.

"The mark, if anything I do violates the codes of what I have sworn to protect I am struck dead."

"Your tattoo kills you?"

"Its more than just a simple mark, its also how I knew you weren't a real ambassador, it lets us see into the hearts of those we must judge.  Like I know you're a murderer and worse, but its not my concern you have committed nothing against these countries."

"So that still leaves what you will do with me."

"Tomorrow, rest, we have a long journey ahead of us and we are but started on this one. Oh and don't run I can run faster than you and will not like having to prove that." And so it came to the worst night of sleep since the last one where my life was on the line. You know like last tuesday or the one before that etc etc.