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Dorothea
I heard you were once a member of the nobility, and you surrendered your title to come here.
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I heard you were once a member of the nobility, and you surrendered your title to come here.
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Hanneman
I threw nothing away, child. In fact, by stepping away from its trappings, in my heart, I feel closer than ever to the true meaning of nobility.
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I threw nothing away, child. In fact, by stepping away from its trappings, in my heart, I feel closer than ever to the true meaning of nobility.
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Hanneman
Consider this. At its inception, the concept of nobility assumed that the greatest among the populace would rise to power.
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Consider this. At its inception, the concept of nobility assumed that the greatest among the populace would rise to power.
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Hanneman
In my mind, I believe that means those who value knowledge, those who strive for more, and wish to protect and guide their fellow man.
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In my mind, I believe that means those who value knowledge, those who strive for more, and wish to protect and guide their fellow man.
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Hanneman
However, in practice, nobility often serves to keep those deemed commoners down, segregated from those who, by chance, were born to a noble family.
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However, in practice, nobility often serves to keep those deemed commoners down, segregated from those who, by chance, were born to a noble family.
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Hanneman
That is one of the reasons I decided to leave that nonsense behind, and dedicate myself to the study of Crests.
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That is one of the reasons I decided to leave that nonsense behind, and dedicate myself to the study of Crests.
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Hanneman
Though I have abandoned my position, in my mind, it was to pursue what I consider to be a truly noble pursuit... That of knowledge.
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Though I have abandoned my position, in my mind, it was to pursue what I consider to be a truly noble pursuit... That of knowledge.