 Which is not a reason Ggaran might have asked a bowman to shoot a soldier in front of Crownwall?
Instantly, and unexpectedly to Crownwall, the threatening crowd dropped back fearfully, so that he walked the last fifty meters alone. A pair of guards, their purple hides smoothly polished and gleaming with oil, crossed their ceremonial pikes in front of him as he approached the entrance. An elegant courtier, with elaborately jeweled harness, bustled from inside the palace, obviously trying to present an air of strolling nonchalance. The two guards withdrew their pikes and froze into immobility at the sides of the entrance. What I meant was that I expected someone from Earth to break through our blockade and come here. "If you wanted someone from Earth to come here to see you, why did you put the cordon around Earth?
 To punish the solider for his earlier misstep
 To show off his general power in the community  To give the bowman a chance to practice his skill  To punish the solider for his earlier misstep  To demonstrate the use of traditional weapons in political situations