Knights could bully the weak.
For them, even killing a commoner or two in broad daylight was a crime easily erased with a bribe.
At most, such acts earned them a notorious reputation, making them feared rather than respected.
But a commoner killing a knight, no matter the reason, was taboo.
Simply put, it was a dishonourable act, worthy of death.
If Ray's killing of Kane was discovered, he would be branded an irredeemable criminal and executed in public!
Irredeemable criminals.
They were considered lowlier than slaves.
Once a person was reduced to such a status, they were stripped of all they had achieved in life.
Their properties were confiscated, their direct family was sold into slavery, their wealth was looted, and they were publicly executed in the most venomous and gruesome way imaginable to make an example out of them and warn the masses that the kingdom's rules mustn't be defied!
"I can't allow such retardation to befall me."
