Well, I found this in the help files

help protected:
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1. Murder, Theft and Looting in a protected city are against the law.
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help Galadon2:
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Galadon is a protected city
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Now I've been killed twice, the first time I was attacked outside the city, and then used a potion to get back to Galadon. I ran around inside the city for a while, and was hit inside Galadon. Eventually I ran outside Galadon, and was killed there. Second time, I'm not sure where in Galadon, I think the bar? It's near the Warrior Guild. Anyways, under the guize of a hunting party, I was killed while we were hunting in Galadon. I'm confused because Galadon is a protected city, and as a new player, I was lead to believe this means if I'm inside the walls of the city, I'll be somewhat safer (ie: guards of the city will assist me). I guess I'm just trying to figure out what the friken bagugles protected means (and maybe rant a little :P).