The killing law

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

I think it was a brutal law too, but more shocking was the acceptance the people of Echoland took to it.

You would be surprised at just how many things people accept these days. Even here in the real world. Echoland is like a mirror of the real world.

This is sad, yet true! It's crazy how many people will blindly follow those in power. It makes me think of Hitler and how so many were brainwashed by someone so crazy

No one questioned the killing law when it came ro be despite the many lives it ruined.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

Hmm interesting idea. What happens in the spiritual realm manifests in the physical. Nice one.

I think more like the Killing law is part of another obscure law in the Sound Realm.

What do you have in mind?

Not sure yet but will definitely look into it.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

The killing law is a law of the land, not the law of nature. It is only in effect because the king decreed it.

I completely agree with your assessment. The law only came into being when the False King had lost the crown to his brutish older brother after William's father died.

See this is where things got a bit confusing for me. Like you, I thought the false king enacted the law to kill his brother to take over the throne. But the law was enacted around 250 yrs ago by a different king who was murdered by his brother using the law of death (who then became king and decreed that kings were to be exempt from the law in the future). The false king had only been on the throne for 4 months by the time Will came into the picture. He wanted to use the killing law to prevent prince William from proving his fathers innocence (which would put him as heir to the throne). So the group we see in the chrystillery showing the king dieing was NOT the false King and prince William's dad. I originally thought that too. And the false king did not put the law into place. It was already decreed long before he came along

Thank you for the detailed explanation. The killing law was an ancient obscure law that had been put to rest until the False King saw it fit to enact it again.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

That's definitely an interesting thought. I never imagined that if an echo dies first that maybe that's why there are accidents, etc that happen in the sound realm. I personally believe nothing happens to them. I think the fate sealers were more concerned with keeping their realm under law.

What a out situations like plane crashes and terrorist incidents.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

That's definitely an interesting thought. I never imagined that if an echo dies first that maybe that's why there are accidents, etc that happen in the sound realm. I personally believe nothing happens to them. I think the fate sealers were more concerned with keeping their realm under law.

I think you are right! Nothing probably happens. I like how a PP mentioned that maybe when an Echo is killed first it effects the Sounds spirit (as in causes depression or feelings of loss). Sort of an interesting take on things!

That is an interesting take on depression and grief, and it somehow seems quite plausible.

[ElizaBeth Adams]

This is an interesting question. I wondered this as I was reading too. It seems like the strong connection between the Sound and Echo would mean that if something happened to the Echo the Sound would be impacted as well. I agree that some unexplained sadness or emotional response seems plausible.

[Kro92813]

This is an interesting question. I wondered this as I was reading too. It seems like the strong connection between the Sound and Echo would mean that if something happened to the Echo the Sound would be impacted as well. I agree that some unexplained sadness or emotional response seems plausible.

This is my favorite explanation so far!

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

This is an interesting question. I wondered this as I was reading too. It seems like the strong connection between the Sound and Echo would mean that if something happened to the Echo the Sound would be impacted as well. I agree that some unexplained sadness or emotional response seems plausible.

But to make that final choice for every Echo because their Sound died seems extreme.

[Chelsey Coles]

And because those who dont agree withthe one in power have no say they generally are silenced or squashed

Exactly. If you don't obey those horrid Fate Sealers will be screeching after you...

[Kro92813]

And because those who dont agree withthe one in power have no say they generally are silenced or squashed

Exactly. If you don't obey those horrid Fate Sealers will be screeching after you...

*shudder* yeah no thank you!

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

And because those who dont agree withthe one in power have no say they generally are silenced or squashed

Exactly. If you don't obey those horrid Fate Sealers will be screeching after you...

That seems like a broken system...like The Dark Lord's system.

[katiesquilts]

This is an interesting question. I wondered this as I was reading too. It seems like the strong connection between the Sound and Echo would mean that if something happened to the Echo the Sound would be impacted as well. I agree that some unexplained sadness or emotional response seems plausible.

Thinking about this in terms of the real world (like, if this were to actually exist) does that mean that people who are diagnosed with depression and anxiety from a young age have to live the rest of their lives without their Echoes?

[kdstrack]

I wondered if the two could exist independently. This law was put in place by the king, and doesn't seem to have been a law of nature in their world. We are also told that a Sound could be born dead and then the Echo would become a servant of Fortune (p. 69). I am not convinced that the death of an Echo would affect its Sound.

[Kro92813]

I wondered if the two could exist independently. This law was put in place by the king, and doesn't seem to have been a law of nature in their world. We are also told that a Sound could be born dead and then the Echo would become a servant of Fortune (p. 69). I am not convinced that the death of an Echo would affect its Sound.

These are good points! I think you may be right, but I think in a way that the echo's life is more determined by the sound than the other way around

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

I wondered if the two could exist independently. This law was put in place by the king, and doesn't seem to have been a law of nature in their world. We are also told that a Sound could be born dead and then the Echo would become a servant of Fortune (p. 69). I am not convinced that the death of an Echo would affect its Sound.

These are good points! I think you may be right, but I think in a way that the echo's life is more determined by the sound than the other way around

I agree that an Echo's life is more affected y the life of its Sound than the other way around. It is the foundation of the killing law...centuries in the making.