Smooth, steady pressure (a drabble)

Five and a half pounds is the standard pressure required to fire a Glock.

Ma'at, keeper of the scales, will measure those five and a half pounds against a feather’s weight.

How will I balance?

That's a problem for tomorrow. Meantime, I'll accept "no bill" over "true bill."

Ain't juries grand?

I could lie; say I didn't have a choice. I could've thrown him back, but I knew he’d hurt people downstream.

Front-sight diplomacy failed. Threats were only promises I hadn't yet kept.

I'm a man of my word.

Why did I?

There's a better question.

Why didn't I sooner?