dismissed!"
134 Morn did his final duty. He walked by each charred corpse, then
told the Soldiers to cut them down. "You know the law," he ordered,
"take them to the cliffs. Have these women gather their personal
belongings and have them taken up to the freighter terminal to await
transport."
135 If the Purists hated Morn before, they hated him even more, now. He
had made it very clear they would be shown no favor, be given no mercy.
They began to be very careful in what they did.
136 There were never again any riots. Morn and North returned to their
normal duties and one night as Morn lay in his cabin he called his
Spirit Guide.
137 Running Fox immediately appeared. "Why is your mind troubled, My
Lord?" Running Fox asked.
138 "Did I do right," Morn questioned, "during the riots when I
executed those men, and, ordered other executions? Is it right to take
a life for a life?"
139 "You were bound by Haven Law," explained Running Fox. "It left you
no alternative. If you had been Hashon, and under their Law, you could
have given the men opportunity to confess their guilt. And if they had
confessed, you could have put them in Punishment for the rest of their
lives.
140 But Haven Law gave you no such choice. It demands a life for a
life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. It does not take into
consideration circumstances unless the people involved are High Born or
very rich. Then, if they have enough influence they might
walk away from any crime.
141 If you had been lenient, it would have said to the Purists, 'We can
do what we please, without fear of retribution. None dare oppose us,
not even the first born of God. ' You did what HAD to be done!"
142 "I know," answered Morn, "but to destroy forty