Precinct House
Crown City, Theopholis
Hour of Demons
In which the legal system of Theopholis does not show itself in the best of lights.
This is another chapter where I would probably have had more to say about it on first reading, but on re-reading my main reaction is “Yes, that’s about how I remember it”.
I’m curious about how the hours are named on Theopholis. I thought at first, with the Kings and the Knaves, the theme might be card-related, but then there was the Viscount, so I thought it might be rulers. And in this chapter, there’s a mention of the Regent’s Hour, which would fit, except that there’s also the Hour of Demons, which doesn’t. (And I wonder whether it’s significant that there are multiple Kings and Knaves and Demons, but only one each of the Viscount and the Regent.)
Yanno (as Sharon says) it always takes me by surprise that some people delve into number systems, including time designations, in fictional works. While I know that Tolkien included meticulously worked out calendars, I only know it from reading *about* it, not because I really comprehended it.
That said, I surely appreciate your mentioning it, because once my attention is drawn, I do find it interesting to read *about* it.
Terrifying, but not surprising, that such a horrible sentence—to be physically dismantled piece by piece for parts—would be euphemistically called “rehabilitation”!
Here we get Priscilla’s version of events: I called the dragon. When it was with me, we roared and cast a fireball to distract . . .