“Treason is a serious offense. Pachus and his king-men were committed to the overthrow of Nephite freedom. They insisted on trying to destroy the very thing Moroni’s soldiers were fighting for and dying to preserve. This neither Moroni nor Pahoran could condone in the slightest. It was difficult enough to have to fight aggression from outside their country, but to have to battle foes within, as well, was unthinkable. Following their capture, the evil men of Pachus were executed if they would not take up arms to defend their country” (Book of Mormon Student Manual [1989], 104).