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<blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3678156" data-attributes="member: 29014"><p>"Well, it isn't always a whipping. It could be other sorts of atonement, like the <em>tal zij</em> service. It isn't doing wrong if it is what they want. The point of the action is that it is taken out of respect of the one who lost their <em>vhal</em>, their honour. The whipping will leave them sore when they sit down for a few days, but as the pain fades, so does their <em>zij</em>, their debt, and afterwards it is as if they had never done the deeds to tarnish their <em>vhal</em>. It is better than the way some people in Western lands hold grudges against their brethren and use their past mistakes against them. If it is not what they want, Conuld may be right after all and this all may be a misunderstanding. In that case, they may simply leave. I am waiting to hear from Jilsa on that."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rystil Arden, post: 3678156, member: 29014"] "Well, it isn't always a whipping. It could be other sorts of atonement, like the [I]tal zij[/I] service. It isn't doing wrong if it is what they want. The point of the action is that it is taken out of respect of the one who lost their [I]vhal[/I], their honour. The whipping will leave them sore when they sit down for a few days, but as the pain fades, so does their [I]zij[/I], their debt, and afterwards it is as if they had never done the deeds to tarnish their [I]vhal[/I]. It is better than the way some people in Western lands hold grudges against their brethren and use their past mistakes against them. If it is not what they want, Conuld may be right after all and this all may be a misunderstanding. In that case, they may simply leave. I am waiting to hear from Jilsa on that." [/QUOTE]
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