[OFFICER:] Woe… to the vanquished! The law is written in wreck and ruin! Right is but a question… between equals! The strong do as they will… And the weak— Suffer what they must! [CHORUS:] ee us leks MIGHT MAKES RIGHT! Power commands, the stars bear witness! ee us leks MIGHT MAKES RIGHT! Ignorance is no defense! ⸻ [TRESPASSER:] No banners, no warnings! No light to guide my way! I knew not, I knew not! What crime have I to pay? Where is the council? Where is the law? Where is the justice I was promised? [Pause—before the Officer cuts them off.] ⸻ [OFFICER:] Fool! The law is the blade! The shield, the hammer! It is not spoken— It is enforced! Your fate is sealed! Your crime is clear! By decree of ee us leks… You. Are. JUDGED! ⸻ [CHORUS: A victorious chant, with finality.] ee us leks! MIGHT MAKES RIGHT! Justice bends to those with power! ee us leks! MIGHT MAKES RIGHT! The void remembers… you no more. [CHORUS: A victorious chant, with finality.] ee us leks! MIGHT MAKES RIGHT! Justice bends to those with power! ee us leks! MIGHT MAKES RIGHT! The void remembers… you no more.
