I think cutting off an ear (without healing it) is frankly kind of harsh. I can understand the desire to keep some sort of magical connection to the pair, but I wouldn't maim them like that. An unexpected display of mercy might help to engender guilt, especially in Thiane, who does strike me as salvageable.
I think a Herethroy village sounds a good, calm environment, conducive to repentance and reform.
From curiosity, don't Ochirion and Feralan have a sort of magical linkage to Zascalle, at least? Could she not be traced through them?
Perhaps the cropped ears will arouse pity. Perhaps it will just keep the memory of their crimes alive among people who were not directly involved.
Zascalle could, perhaps, be traced through Ochirion -- I am less certain about Feralan; I should not like to try; I might get ahold of his other half's mother instead, which could be socially or militarily awkward. That connection is not as direct as a body-part; it is a matter of some elaborate magic. And, of course, if Zascalle should somehow depart and bring her children with her, that approach would be considerably more challenging.
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I think a Herethroy village sounds a good, calm environment, conducive to repentance and reform.
From curiosity, don't Ochirion and Feralan have a sort of magical linkage to Zascalle, at least? Could she not be traced through them?
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Zascalle could, perhaps, be traced through Ochirion -- I am less certain about Feralan; I should not like to try; I might get ahold of his other half's mother instead, which could be socially or militarily awkward. That connection is not as direct as a body-part; it is a matter of some elaborate magic. And, of course, if Zascalle should somehow depart and bring her children with her, that approach would be considerably more challenging.