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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 3310118" data-attributes="member: 1757">You say murder, I say execution.Look at it through Miko's eyes for a second. She *genuinely* believes (and, IMHO, it's not a convenient fiction; she seems quite motivated about this) that Shojo has betrayed the ideals of the Sapphire Guard and conspired with Xykon to leave the city open to being overrun by an evil lich-led horde. She's just heard a discussion between Shojo and Roy that plausibly seems to back this up. If Shojo is a traitor, then he is no longer the legitimate authority. If Shojo is no longer the legitimate authority, then Miko a) is not required to obey him and b) is the ranking official responsible for determining liability and culpability in the city. She has the right to try and convict Shojo under the laws of the Sapphire Guard. Now, the problems with this are threefold: First, there's no reason to just go ahead and slay Shojo instead of arresting him. What's he going to do if he remains alive? Moreover, he may have valuable info as to what exactly is going on. Second, Miko is refusing to listen to anyone else's input; this is less an issue of law or good than of a simple rule of reason. Third, Miko is showing no mercy, which has been a problem with her from the get-go. So I buy how she could fall, but I have a hard time seeing it as a no-brainer.</blockquote>