Frostii's Hellhole

human: well actually you can’t burn anything because you’ve already declared intent to colonize the land so for Dragon Code purposes it counts as yours already, since the Codex Serpentiae has a land ownership rule written in 1219 that’s never been formally overturned that states humans can’t own land and a dragon may claim any uncontested land at will

human: now since you own the land, dominius a priori states that you have gained ownership of anything on it, but also, critically, any contracts related to the land, and the High Court decided in Shibata v. Screamclaw (2009) that homeowners insurance does count as a contract

human: which means that if you burn anything here with intent but without reasonable cause you can be tried for insurance fraud

human: to say nothing of the numerous environmental damage and animal endangerment charges that any decent lawyer could get you 10 years in prison and up to $32,000 in fines for

dragon: WHAT

dragon: WHAT THE FUCK

dragon: THERE’S NO WAY THAT’S RIGHT

dragon: IS THERE A SCRIBE SOMEWHERE WHO CAN CHECK ANY OF THAT

scribe dragon: yeah thats actually pretty much all correct. sorry, Empress

dragon: HOW THE HELL IS BURNING THEIR HOUSE DOWN ANIMAL ENDANGERMENT

human: well funny thing actually! Offshores and Embassies, written in 1682 and also not formally struck down by the High Court, says that i can legally declare my property as an embassy and as such am subject to the laws of my governing country, so i went ahead and declared fealty to the Ancient Kharannian Empire, which never technically was marked as nonexistent after its collapse and under whose agriculture laws from the 200s i’m actually considered livestock and not a sapient creature

human: times were sure different then huh

dragon: ZERO FUCKING CHANCE-

dragon scribe: *shrugs* sorry