"Only if their victims are too afraid to call the constables and testify against their oppressors can a bunch of rotten people gain enough power to expand a gang into a dangerous cartel.
"Your Tablets, your presence, and all the wonders you performed took the fear away, Lith. The people of Lustria trusted you more than they feared the local underworld, so they started reporting crimes and stopped withholding information.
"Corrupt officials were too scared that a Constable might call your wife to keep taking bribes, while the criminals were terrified of ending up like the Frorl Household if they drew your attention.
"After all, if Magus Verhen razed an ancient noble household to the ground and killed hundreds of well-armed guards for a boy he had just met, what would he do to a bunch of low-lives if one of their victims turned out to be someone he cared about?
