It's a matter of jurisdiction vs ability to do things.
It's true that the colonies would have no jurisdiction over him if he removed himself from them, but that also effectively means that his influence on Brotherhood, working against the Templars and helping Washington win the war would be severely hampered.
The law is basically a codified and agreed upon set of rules for persons living within a certain society. There may be different laws for different persons depending on situation (the 'one drop' laws comes to mind), but one's ability to live in a certain society is predicated by one's ability to submit oneself to the laws of that society. Unless, of course, one decides to live outside the law.
Connor would not be considered respectable, because he had a child out of wedlock. And that would lock him out of many areas and make life exceedingly difficult for him. It would also put undue hardship on the child. Ziio could get away with it because she wasn't part of that society. She didn't live in Boston and wasn't in their jurisdiction.
Now, ordinarily, Charles would suffer too for the adultery (though not as much as the poor mother), but if he makes an offer for Connor's hand in good faith, especially with approval from Connor's father, then society would likely view Connor as being at fault for not accepting the offer.
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It's true that the colonies would have no jurisdiction over him if he removed himself from them, but that also effectively means that his influence on Brotherhood, working against the Templars and helping Washington win the war would be severely hampered.
The law is basically a codified and agreed upon set of rules for persons living within a certain society. There may be different laws for different persons depending on situation (the 'one drop' laws comes to mind), but one's ability to live in a certain society is predicated by one's ability to submit oneself to the laws of that society. Unless, of course, one decides to live outside the law.
Connor would not be considered respectable, because he had a child out of wedlock. And that would lock him out of many areas and make life exceedingly difficult for him. It would also put undue hardship on the child. Ziio could get away with it because she wasn't part of that society. She didn't live in Boston and wasn't in their jurisdiction.
Now, ordinarily, Charles would suffer too for the adultery (though not as much as the poor mother), but if he makes an offer for Connor's hand in good faith, especially with approval from Connor's father, then society would likely view Connor as being at fault for not accepting the offer.
...Poor connor indeed.
Now how do I get him out of this mess.... :O