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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snoweel" data-source="post: 4336599" data-attributes="member: 4453">All this fits just fine into the PoL. It just means that the knowledge of and trust in all these elements is far less certain.Example - the king of a nation might claim all the land within certain natural (or otherwise) boundaries. His arbitrary borders may even remain undisputed by any political entity on his borders. Or they may be in dispute by a neighbouring ruler.But within the borders he has claimed, the settlements are still essentially points of light - any forest, any patch of hills or swamp or bog, are completely outisde of the reach of this king's justice.The people who live in the regional villages and towns are essentially on their own - they might pay taxes but if there's any trouble from the nearby wilderness they better be able to hold out for the X number of days it will take to get word to the nearest garrison and react soldiers to the threat.That would explain why the Muslim nations are all so awesome.Are you insinuating that it is now our responsibility to repay the favour?</blockquote>