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A beta reader of sorts (cousin) mentioned he thought my MC2 rather brutal in her capture of MC1 - though justified. I have her dupe him into surrendering (believing himself outnumbered and outgun...
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A beta reader of sorts (cousin) mentioned he thought my MC2 rather brutal in her capture of MC1 - though justified. I have her dupe him into surrendering (believing himself outnumbered and outgunned). Once he does surrender, she does the following: - searches him - disarms him - handcuffs him - binds his elbows to prevent escape - rigs a chokehold out of a dog leash - threatens him with a hunting knife - holds him at gun point - threatens to geld him (psychological tactic only) She is successful in convincing him that any unsanctioned movement is a bad idea. She uses these tactics because she is smaller than he is and she would lose in a fight. She cannot allow him, at that moment, to consider resisting. Has she crossed the line between using justified force to bring in a dangerous prisoner and brutality? It occurs in Bolivia shortly after an assassination. To clarify somewhat, she does not go directly to the choke-hold or threat of castration. MC1 asks her something that makes her choose to go further as he is not in the mindset she wants yet.