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Lorenz, Ferdinand enter the scene
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Lorenz
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That reminds me, Ferdinand. I wonder if a certain rumor has already reached your ears.
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Ferdinand
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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
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For someone of status to make such a scene! What a disgrace.
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Lorenz
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I thought just the same. A noble ought to hold himself to a higher standard.
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Lorenz
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It is hardly appropriate to drink and mingle with a tavern full of commoners.
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Ferdinand
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Oh, ah, that is not quite what I meant.
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Ferdinand
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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
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Is that so? I would be very curious to hear what value you mean exactly.
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Lorenz
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But allow me first to venture a guess.
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Lorenz
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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
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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
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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
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That is wonderfully insightful, Lorenz, albeit not what I had in mind.
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Ferdinand
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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
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We scarcely understand the reality of their lives.
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Ferdinand
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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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Ferdinand
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It is an embarrassing, and potentially perilous, state of affairs.
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Lorenz
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You are quite right.
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Lorenz
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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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Lorenz
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He actually asked me if I had a tail. Ah, hilarious!
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Ferdinand
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We all need a laugh now and then.
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Ferdinand
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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.
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Ferdinand
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Working in tandem, though, you and I could make tremendous accomplishments.
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Lorenz
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My sentiments exactly. Together we could achieve a great deal.
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Lorenz
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Though the circumstances of birth may have placed one of us in the Empire and the other in the Alliance, we can still study and fight together.
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Lorenz
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Though the circumstances of birth may have placed one of us in the Empire and the other in the Alliance, we can still aim for a brighter future together.
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Ferdinand
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Yes, precisely! Together, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish.
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Ferdinand
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By the way, Lorenz... Do you have a tail?