Elizabeth looked towards Ki for an answer but Ki stepped forward instead and spoke "If you study hard and are able to qualify for the basic needs for the law department then you may apply. If you work hard your efforts will be rewarded. The law department has several roles. One being an investigator who will respond to complaints or suspicious activities, their job is to investigate the cause or the culprit and collect evidence without being detected. After collecting enough evidence and ensuring the villages safety you will be able to apprehend the criminal."
Ki took a small breathe and continued. "There is also a law enforcement who are essentially guards for the village to interrupt disputes and fighting out in public and assist to catch any criminals and save any victims. Finally there are those who handle the law and will be in charge of accurately solving any problems according to the law in a fair and just manner. The requirements for the last one is memorising and being able to implement the laws and being able to have good reading and writing abilities. An investigator needs to first have some physical training and self defense abilities just like the law enforcement department but you also need a better eye for detail and have good judgement to be able to find and analyse the evidence and clues at the scene of the crime."
The boy spoke again after Ki finished. "So how would I prepare for to become an investigator?"
Ki thought for a moment. "It would be a good idea to learn tracking skills like hunters use to improve your ability to notice details better. There will be several books in the library on how to train your body and on basic martial arts so you can learn from them and an instructor will be hired soon so you should not find any difficulties. The books are in the library when it is officially opened to the public so make full use of it. After all the more knowledge you have the easier the job will become and the higher your position will become in the future. It's the same with other positions or jobs anyone wishes to learn for and apply for a position."
A determined look appeared in the boys eyes as he finished listening to the explanation. 'Next time… next time I will stop something from happening before I lose anyone else important."
A seed was planted within the boys mind, one that would continue to grow in the future just like many others on this day.
The boy especially hated his fathers inaction when his future wife and childhood friend had been killed but what he truly hated most was that he could not do anything to stop it himself.
All he could do was hide and wait for the murderer to dump the body and leave before he could go and search for what they were up to.
It wasn't until he found the body and saw the familiar lifeless face in front of him that he began to feel helpless and despair that he could not prevent anything that happened.
Ki looked towards Agnes and then Agnes walked forwards and spoke up to finish the speech. "The Bombyx family will arrange a martial arts instructor to teach at a designated time in the future, it will probably begin within the next week. A month from now in order to see the results a tournament will be held for different age ranges. The winners of their own group will be awarded with a medallion, this medallion can be won by a person once and will allow access to the libraries more restricted martial arts books and scrolls available. We hope that you all have an opportunity to learn how to improve your lives and be able to better protect yourselves. As the Bombyx families head I will state the philosophy and ideals that we wish to establish within the village from this day on and hope you live your lives according to the values."
Agnes took a deep breathe and raised her voice. "1. Opportunities will be given to those who work hard and display potential. 2. Our lives aren't more important than others, this means that no matter what you think or what position you sit in in the future… you do not have the right to harm others and take what is theirs. 3. You have every right to defend what is yours, first try to resolve such issues with the help of the village before resorting to violence but in extreme circumstances when you feel you are in danger you may protect yourself. Finally 4. What you earn and have can be inherited by your family members but the position cannot, this means that your position within the work place or your position within the family will be passed down to someone worthy enough and not to a descendant."
Some of the villagers looked confused but others understood that the ideals were basically rules and basic laws on how the village would develop.
Adam stepped forward and explained. "The ideals of the village are for your safety and to keep peace within the village but are most of all put in place to develop your sense of unity and help combat against other similar issues that we have all experienced. We are a community and have known each other for many long years but an invader or a group appears suddenly and breaks that unity suddenly and disrupts our lives… the long bonds were built up over years and understanding of each other but that was broken very quickly by outsiders. Rule one and two are put in place to work towards your own goals and freely improve your lives without harming others just to have the chance to improve your life. Taking shortcuts and ignoring the long term gains for the short term gains will often lead to developing bad habits and causing problems for yourself and others. Rule 3 is put in place in case of another emergency situation where you feel your life or your body is in danger. You may subdue the attacker but accidents can always happen which lead to death so that's why the law department is there to determine the outcome. Finally rule 4 has the best example available that has happened only recently. The previous village head was unsuitable for his position but he inherited it because of his father stepping down, someone capable and trustworthy could have been placed in that position which could of changed a lot of things in the end but that will change in the future. Those positions are available to those who earn them and for matters of inheritance the law department can help to determine any other issues brought up."
The villagers quietly left to go back to their homes and began to make plans on how to improve their future and deal with any issues within their land or farms that they had neglected.
The other villagers who wished to leave had already signed away their rights to their homes and land so had no room for regrets even if they heard of the measures the Bombyx family would begin to take for the villages sake.
Some who were still undecided began to decide to stay but one home did not have the same result.
The father left his home in secret when his child was asleep and secretly signed away his land and home without his sons knowledge.
He knew his son would stay and the Bombyx family had further helped to keep his son within the village thanks to their speech but he could not stay within the village any longer.
That night he left a note with some money within the house and left the village with a bag full of money and essentials and headed towards Wolfden city to start a new life for himself.
The boy woke up all alone and abandoned with no home of his own or a an adult to take care of him.
The next day when he appeared in the village alone without his father the village arranged him a place to stay temporarily while his old house was being emptied.
Once the orphanage was properly prepared he would be placed there until he is able to support himself.