In a place like this, that outcome seems inevitable, anyway.
For your hypothetical "trial of the heart," though, there are a few key components. I'll assume the examiner wasn't given the power to read the thoughts or feel the emotions of others; otherwise, they wouldn't need to go through as much work as all this.
[ COUGH, COUGH. ]
So, in that case, the examiner must make their observations based on the target's outward behavior. The way they act, and react. The way they speak. The way their feelings are expressed, whatever those feelings may be.
A successful test, I think, shouldn't force false obstacles. A woman may love her husband very much, but for her own self-preservation she may divorce him if he tried, say, faking his death in order to watch her cry at his "funeral." You only want to determine the truth of their heart, not crush it under heel.
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For your hypothetical "trial of the heart," though, there are a few key components. I'll assume the examiner wasn't given the power to read the thoughts or feel the emotions of others; otherwise, they wouldn't need to go through as much work as all this.
[ COUGH, COUGH. ]
So, in that case, the examiner must make their observations based on the target's outward behavior. The way they act, and react. The way they speak. The way their feelings are expressed, whatever those feelings may be.
A successful test, I think, shouldn't force false obstacles. A woman may love her husband very much, but for her own self-preservation she may divorce him if he tried, say, faking his death in order to watch her cry at his "funeral." You only want to determine the truth of their heart, not crush it under heel.