Of course--to bring it back to the question that launched this--if
the
king leans on the temple to pay wergild because a Humakti killed some
punk who obviously had it coming, well, that could definitely fall
into
the category of "putting them in a position where they would have to
dishonor themselves"--that is, *would* have to, except they'd just
tell
the king to piss up a rope.
So if an unsheathed Humakti kills your brother, don't expect the
local
king to be any help at all--even (or especially) if he has a lot of
pull with that Humakt temple. He'll just tell you "Oh, sure, his
temple's five miles down the stream, look for the withered oak grove.
Talk it over with *them*. Good luck."
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