It would be more cost-effective to fire the cannon not fully powered up and then be able to reuse the "ammunition". But instead of that, they send out soldiers into battle, not all of whom come back. And of course, enemy soldiers die as well. But that doesn't count as human sacrifice for some...
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It's so rare to hear about the internal anatomy of centaurs and related creatures. So her lungs aren't in her ribcage. But, does her snake half not have a ribcage? Does she just call it something else? Are her lungs in her tail, or between rib cages? And in case anyone is confused...
Which one is it similar to? I really liked the spider one, until she murdered a bunch of people, and I'm worried that this will go the same way. I guess I'll put off reading this until this comment gets a response.
1. Does she realize he might? How sure is he that she realizes he might. If she leaves with the money now, the mooks wouldn't know who she is. And given her intention to gamble, she's clearly okay with making a risky plan. As for wanted posters, he might possibly not be some expert artist...
1. How exactly is he supposed to track her? It's not like they can just follow her footprints. And how many of the people in the knight's order got a good enough look at her to be able to track her down?
2. She could leave now and just take the money she was supposed to bet. She could also tell...
It's a pretty big city. If she changes her hair and clothes she'd be a lot harder to notice. And if she leaves, he'd have no way to follow her. Unless she's dumb enough to open a store in the capital, but even then, it would be pretty difficult to personally check every store. And he's only seen...
They could have had lovey-dovey passionate sex without running into her.
Personally, I like redemption more than punishment. But they should have at least done one of those. From the sound of it, the girl is sorry now, but she'd absolutely do it again for another guy.
Why wouldn't you be able to punch ghosts? You have a soul, which is just a ghost that hasn't left your body yet. It should be able to interact with other ghosts.
The cool thing about branding criminals is that you never have to worry that someone with the brand is reformed. After all, they'll never find honest work, so they'll have to stay a criminal. \s