[Apollo looks downright dumbfounded at hearing that, staring at him for a moment.]
It was law? But that's - that's impossible, right? How can you prove that someone was reborn? And how does anyone know what the requirements are?
[Apollo has dealt with unfair laws before, but even those had been rooted in reality, used as a cudgel for corrupt rulers to maintain their power. From his perspective, making it a law to reach Nirvana was downright nuts - how could anyone measure if someone was progressing adequately or not? Or was the nebulous nature of it the cudgel in this particular case?]
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It was law? But that's - that's impossible, right? How can you prove that someone was reborn? And how does anyone know what the requirements are?
[Apollo has dealt with unfair laws before, but even those had been rooted in reality, used as a cudgel for corrupt rulers to maintain their power. From his perspective, making it a law to reach Nirvana was downright nuts - how could anyone measure if someone was progressing adequately or not? Or was the nebulous nature of it the cudgel in this particular case?]