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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 3373928" data-attributes="member: 22424">I dunno. There's something about Hinjo's handling of this that really bugs me.Firstly, it seems like a deliberate screw-job - normally, he would have been sentenced to four years, and so by the terms of the deal, he would indeed be free. But Hinjo deliberately and specifically increases the sentence above the norm precisely to keep Belkar longer. I find that somehow distasteful.Secondly, if Roy arranged the plea-bargain with the powers-that-be in Azure City, does that not make him effectively Belkar's legal representation? As such, their conversation should be considered priviledged defendent/client discourse, and not have any weight in the sentencing. (And before you point out that this isn't modern America with all that that entails, I'll just point out that while I know that, I still consider that that is the way things should be.)Thirdly, they weren't discussing how they would get around the system. They were discussing the means by which they had elected to use the system.(Additionally, since Belkar paid to have the guard raised, I'm not sure manslaughter, or any version of murder, is the appropriate crime here. Strikes me that what he actually did more properly counts as actual bodily harm, or something of that ilk.)Incidentally, in a lawful society, Belkar now has grounds to seek damages from the estate of Shojo for the illegal Mark of Justice that was applied to him. A Mark that has seriously endangered his life on two occasions now.However, I'm pretty sure this is all meaningless. When asked which of the other two portals Zykon would be near first, the Oracle gave an answer. This means that the lich is not permanently stopped here. So, I've had the suspicion the Azure City is heading for a fall for some time now. That Hinjo has insisted on imprisoning Belkar for a year adds more weight to this - Belkar's a PC, and so unlikely to be written out for that length of time. Which suggests either he is pardoned for exceptional heroism in the fight (not likely IMO), or he's removed from 'the game' (since an LG Roy is unlikely to accept Belkar in a party if he's an actual fugitive), or Azure City are rendered incapable of keeping him. So...</blockquote>

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