Koit'krah: Tell-All
It is a sad state of affairs when a government has to resort to scaring children at night to maintain its authority over its people. Nonetheless, that was one of the schemes concocted by the Tongir after one drunken night. It is the bane of parents, but they are powerless against the imagination of children, backed by the cruel hand of the law.
History
After a certain evening of considerable drinking, a frenzy was whipped up among a large crowd. This large crowd, carrying not a small amount of royal administrators, was sent through the city of Ak'tawo. Reports say that there was shrieking and howling, and all manner of animalistic behavior as they tore through the neighborhoods. The adults all knew what happened, and for a moment they grew resentful of the monarchy's lapdogs. It was the duty of the Tongir to control the damage, or to cover up the event as much as possible. As much as they tried, they could not sate the adults. Thankfully, though, they had state-run schools.
Execution
The ritual went as follows: One night every year, there would be a band of monsters that would roam through the streets of Ak'tawo. These beasts came from and were fueled by hatred, by dissent, by any manner of disorderly conduct. Thankfully, though, the royal family had weapons of order, and could dispel these creatures, perhaps even before they happened. So, on the eve of this night, children would line up before a "doctor" and tell them everything disorderly that they and their family did that year. The "doctor" would prescribe a remedy, or he himself would present the "treatment."
It was commonplace each year on that night for royal officials to have a rowdy drinking night, both in commemoration of that fateful night and to keep up appearances for the children. Because the children often trusted their teachers more than their parents, they wouldn't understand the truth until surprisingly late in their maturity.
It was commonplace each year on that night for royal officials to have a rowdy drinking night, both in commemoration of that fateful night and to keep up appearances for the children. Because the children often trusted their teachers more than their parents, they wouldn't understand the truth until surprisingly late in their maturity.
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