Not Normal (Mithross)

In this world, rules are strict. Break one, the consequence is death. Lie about a small thing, you're gone. But, what if everyone was being lied to, by the person who made these rules? How would people react? Would they still go on with their lives as is? Who knows? Maybe no one every will. Then again, there wouldn't be a story to tell if no one knew, now would there?