Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
Anyone will react similarly if his chattels are taken. So you don't have to be a prophet to predict such a reaction. Yet what I meant was that the property of a stranger is alienated against his will and the reasons for it might as well be called red herring/apple sauce. It is a crime, whether 2000 years ago or now.
Doesn't the last part mean that the man will let them have the ass if they tell him that the lord needs it?
Is that a typical reaction? And how is that against his will if he is willing to part with it for the lord?