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“Ladies and gentlemen!” she shouted, gaining their attention. “Thank you for lending me your attention for just a few moments as I attempt to inform you as to why I believe this man, Jecobian Noblewood, should be allowed to leave here today with his head on his shoulders.” She had their attention now; they were listening, and so she grew braver, stepped closer, and continued. “It is true that the law is very specific that anyone who threatens the life of a noblewoman should be put to death. The laws that discuss venereal disease and a Choosing are even more specific, as they should be. As you all know, being part of a Choosing is a privilege all men are required to take seriously. Each of these men you see before you were chosen by their provinces as the very best candidates, the ones who would represent the people from which they hail above all others, and I assure you all forty-one of these men in front of me have done a fine job of doing so.” The crowd cheered then, and Kit thought