[Dragaera] Unstoppable Force vs Immovable Object

[Philip Hart]

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Damien Sullivan wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 12:24:24PM -0800, Scott Schultz wrote:
>
> > [...] the Emperor doesn't go out a whole lot [esp. without] the
> > requisite detail of bodyguards.
>
> And the bodyguards are needed why, given the Orb?

For dealing with forms of lèse majesté below assassination, bodyguards
might be convenient.  Say the Emperor is called a poopy-head by a subject:
it would be beneath her dignity to react, but bodyguards could put the
offender in the corner for a time-out.