Chapter 136 – Taking Allan's punishment

“Because you mentioned twins or triplets which have never been among us Blades, we shall reduce your punishment for one, not marrying an arranged bride, and two, for putting a young maiden in the family way. You also have to understand that whatever punishment you choose will be doubled, then reduced by the pardon of multiple births. Our predecessor Cosmos, wished for it many times in some of his writings but none of the Wreaths gave that to us,” Rex recalled, smiling a little, then he continued,

“You can choose between the following; 5 stabs of the knife instead of ten because of the possibility of having twins or triplets. One bullet from the gun instead of two, wherever your supervisor chooses, or fifty lashes from the traditional whip instead of a hundred. Thanks to your father, there is another clause,” Rex revealed. Caddaric waited patiently, as the elderly man explained softly,

“You can sign a new document whereby you live on sixty percent, instead of fifty of all the benefits