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Lorenz
That reminds me, Ferdinand. I wonder if a certain rumor has already reached your ears.
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That reminds me, Ferdinand. I wonder if a certain rumor has already reached your ears.
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Ferdinand
I suspect I know what you are referring to. A certain noble who caused a stir at one of the local taverns, correct?
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I suspect I know what you are referring to. A certain noble who caused a stir at one of the local taverns, correct?
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Ferdinand
I do not object to a noble patronizing their local establishments. In fact, I would say such excursions have value.
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I do not object to a noble patronizing their local establishments. In fact, I would say such excursions have value.
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Lorenz
Is it that you suppose it is proper for a noble to bolster a town's wealth with his patronage?
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Is it that you suppose it is proper for a noble to bolster a town's wealth with his patronage?
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Lorenz
If that is your thinking, then I would counter that whatever one adds to a merchant's coffers seldom makes it to the pockets of the townsfolk.
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If that is your thinking, then I would counter that whatever one adds to a merchant's coffers seldom makes it to the pockets of the townsfolk.
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Lorenz
I think that if a noble wishes to use his resources to ease the burdens of the commoners, he ought to go about town and spend it more directly.
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I think that if a noble wishes to use his resources to ease the burdens of the commoners, he ought to go about town and spend it more directly.
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Ferdinand
What I meant was this—we can benefit from crossing the threshold and learning more about regular folk.
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What I meant was this—we can benefit from crossing the threshold and learning more about regular folk.
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Ferdinand
In turn, they do not know about us. I have heard that some believe we have horns growing from our heads.
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In turn, they do not know about us. I have heard that some believe we have horns growing from our heads.
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Lorenz
In fact, that reminds me of something a boy once said to me when I visited a village on my family's territory.
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In fact, that reminds me of something a boy once said to me when I visited a village on my family's territory.
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Ferdinand
As a man of status, I feel it is my calling to right the world's wrongs. But there is only so much I can do alone.
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As a man of status, I feel it is my calling to right the world's wrongs. But there is only so much I can do alone.