Synopsis: Talion

talion as defined: retaliation

* 1973: Simple talion may be fine for wartime, but politics between wars demands symmetry and a more elegant idea of justice, even to the point of masquerading, a bit decadently, as mercy.

Mercy, our protagonist, spends a dark night and a long day pursuing the young prince responsible for the murder of his wife, child, and--most importantly--his cat. Mercy decides his destiny as he skewers the prince to a thick weeping willow, casting doubt onto the eternal resting spot of his soul.