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Dorothea enters the scene
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Lorenz
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Ah, Dorothea. Your beauty puts even the most pristine flower to shame.
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Dorothea
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Ah, Lorenz. As silver-tongued as ever.
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Lorenz
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Oh, not at all. I must bid you good day.
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Dorothea
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I see the rumors are true. What a shame.
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Lorenz
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Rumors? About me? Whatever do you mean?
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Dorothea
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Why, that you're always ready to flirt...
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Dorothea
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Unless she's a commoner. Then you'll bid her good day as quickly as possible.
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Dorothea
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Like you did with me just now. Are we so unpleasant to speak to, us commoners?
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Lorenz
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That is a rather, ah, pointed question. But I do happen to have an answer for you.
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Lorenz
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As the heir to House Gloucester, I am in search of a bride of suitable social status.
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Lorenz
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The Alliance isn't fully unified. I require someone who will help bring it together.
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Lorenz
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I seek to build upon the honor of my house, and to do that, I require a noble wife.
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Dorothea
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I'd think you could find plenty of suitable women even among the masses.
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Lorenz
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Do not be so certain. A lady who marries me must be prepared to enter noble society, whether she wishes to or not.
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Lorenz
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It is a complex web of etiquette and expectation. Not a world one could easily step into without the proper upbringing.
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Lorenz
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What's more, House Gloucester would hardly see much benefit were I to join myself to the household of a commoner.
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Dorothea
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Oh, I can imagine.
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Dorothea
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Well, I suppose that means any friendship between you and I is doomed as well.
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Lorenz
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Isn't that a rather excessive conclusion?
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Dorothea
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You want someone to birth your house's next generation. I want someone to share my life with.
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Dorothea
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I'm not even an option in your eyes, and you're hardly viable in mine.
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Dorothea
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However, we're all friends here, aren't we, so I suppose politeness, at the very least, is in order.
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