Stories are above the law

Power is determined exactly how Adiche describes it, those who have the biggest guns are the ones who are in power. Those who are in power then get to decide who have privilege and who has to bow down. It has been this way in human history since the agricultural revolution. The Europeans did it in the Americas when they were colonizing the native people, and it will happen again if Aliens invade (which they will) or if another war breaks out. Power doesn't determine who tells stories. Those are the people that want to spread the word about what happened to their people, or pass on the history of their civilization. Storytellers are the ones who are above all laws, because it is very hard to stop stories from being told.