Chapter Two
The Prince journeyed south, stopping at Western. Checking out that city, he journeyed on.
2 At the place where the road from Eastern and Southern joined, before heading into the desert, he stopped and made camp by a village, at the spring, where the people came for their water.
3 Now, as was the custom, the women from the village came out each morning and afternoon with their jugs to get water.
4 One afternoon a young girl filled her water jug and started back for home, passing through the Prince's camp.
5 When The Prince saw her, he took a great interest, for she was very beautiful.
6 As she walked by, he reached out and seized her shoulder. "Do not be in such a hurry, pretty one," he said. "Come! Talk awhile with me. I will make it worth your trouble."
7 "Excuse me," the girl answered, "but I must hurry, sir. I must get this water home, and I have much else to do."
8 "You have nothing to do," The Prince snapped, "but what I want you to do!"
9 He seized the water jug and cast it away, onto the ground, then grabbed the girl by the shoulders. "I say you're going to stay awhile," he continued, "and YOU WILL!"
10 The girl suddenly lashed out with her foot, kicking The Prince soundly in the shin. As he let go, the girl turned and ran off. "Grab that whore!" The Prince cried.
11 Two guards seized the girl and dragged her back as she struggled violently. As the guards held her. The Prince said, "I'll teach you some manners, you little whore! You'll respect your betters when I'm done with you!" And he struck the girl several times in the face with his hand.
12 "Now," laughed The Prince, "let's see if you're worth all this trouble!" And with that he ripped open her clothes. Then, turning to seven of his councilmen standing nearby, he said, "Come on! Let's go have some fun!"
13 And they dragged the girl through some bushes into a small clearing near the camp.
14 But unknown to The Prince and his people, a young boy had seen what The Prince had done, and was even then, running to the village.
15 The boy found Red Boar, The Village Warlock, and quickly told him what was happening. Red Boar quickly gathered the men of the village, and they rushed to The Prince's camp.
16 Coming thorugh the brush they caught The Prince and his people unaware. When they came upon them two of the men were holding the girl down, and another was on her, while the rest stood around with their robes open, watching them.
17 "In The Name of The Lords," announced Red Boar, "I place you under arrest, and hold you for trial."
18 "You fool!" screamed The Prince, "Do you know who I am? I am the guest of your First Speaker! He has given me the freedom of your land. You would not dare arrest me!"
19 "The freedom to travel through our land," answered Red Boar, "does not include the right to attack our women! Bind him! Take him away!"
20 "Guards!" screamed The Prince, "Guards! I am under attack! The Prince's Guards quickly arrived, but found themselves outnumbered, and were quickly surrounded and disarmed.
21 "Take them away!" ordered Red Boar. "We will make arrangements for trial."
22 "You can't try me!" screamed The Prince, "I'm an emissary of my King, here on a diplomatic mission. You cannot seize me. I am of royal blood!"
23 "You are in our land," answered Red Boar, "bound by our Law. Maybe in your own land you can attack women at your will, or do whatever else you wish, but not here. Here you are bound by The Law, just like anyone else. You will be held, tried and punished according to that Law! Take them away!"
24 "I demand," screamed The Prince, "to send a letter to your First Speaker, demanding my release. I will not be bound by your ridiculous Laws! What is a woman for, but to put down and lay upon? What other purpose do they have?"
25 "If you ask such a question," answered Red Boar, "you do not have the sense to understand the answer, even if it was told to you. You may send a message to The First Speaker, it does not matter.
26 I will send one also, explaining the nature of your crime. I will promise not to carry out sentence until I hear from The First Speaker. But I will tell you now, there is nothing he can do. He is bound by The Law, just like everyone else.
27 Now, I am tired of this conversation. The mere sight of you sickens me! Take it away before I forget The Law, and break its neck!"
28 "You are a dead man!" screamed The Prince, "You are dead! I will watch while they cut your heart out and feast on it before your women and children! You are a dead man!" he screamed, "A dead man!"
29 "Put them in the village prison," Red Board told his men. "I will have council with The Speaker."
30 When The Village Speaker heard what had happened, he agreed there had to be a trial. "But it would not be fair," he said, "for us to try them. I know the girl and am very close to her family. I could not hear the case with an open mind.
31 We will send for The Speaker from the next vilage, and also, we had better get judges from the surrounding villages, too. Our people could not judge fairly."
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