The selection of an individual to Death is a choice between all or One, that's obvious enough, why is a Messenger acceptable to an Enemy? A Messenger holds a Systems Databank & those they represent also hold all of the information together. So to keep the integrity of Systems to compete the Messenger is usually preferred to a slaughter. Sometimes a Slaughter is preferred because of work to position the Messenger. An agreement to Mug a Representative works as well for the Enemy.
Flag
Fools chase a Flag on a Battlefield, they rush to distract.
