[On paper, it's not a bad ideal to aspire to, a land without criminals roaming amongst the population or hiding in the forests to surprise travelers. But Stephen does not believe it'll ever be so easy -- in this world, or an infinite number of others.]

Criminals are bound to exist no matter the world, no matter the society. Preventing's harder than controlling. Not impossible, but Thorne's going to have to implement more systematic changes for that, and I think they have a little more on their minds right now.

[He was never a street-level hero, dealing with petty crime on the regular, but he's fairly confident it takes more than rounding bandits up with zealous abandon.]