Tonight there was a story on NPR which dealt with medieval
and ancient ideas of trial by ordeal (as opposed to trial by
jury, like with OJ.) One of the things mentioned was the
medieval practice of having someone walk across a bunch of
red hot plow-shares. If their feet blistered, they were guilty
and then received punishment. I offer this as the possible
Dronar punishment for Hrestol. Another suggestion might be
for him to walk across sharpened plows and then to walk
across crushed salt. This would incorporate the idea that the
earth itself is turning against him and causing him pain.
Peace,
Peter