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Ferdinand & Mercedes B+

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Ferdinand, Mercedes enter the scene
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Ferdinand
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You know, stepping in to prevent extortion, that was quite brave of you.
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Mercedes
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What? Oh, you're talking about that time in town. I wouldn't say I did anything brave, really. I just asked what was going on.
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Ferdinand
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No need to be humble. Helping the weak is precisely what a virtuous noble does.
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Mercedes
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I...I don't think what I did is quite the same thing.
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Ferdinand
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What do you mean by that?
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Mercedes
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The point I was trying to make is that some things in this world can't be bought or sold with money.
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Mercedes
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I think I let myself get a little too worked up though.
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Mercedes
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It's just... When I saw it happening, it reminded me of my own past...
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Ferdinand
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Your past. Hm.
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Ferdinand
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You were originally a daughter of House Bartels, a minor noble family, I heard.
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Ferdinand
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You abandoned your title, and now you live as a commoner.
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Ferdinand
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Is there more to the story? Pray tell.
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Mercedes
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Life was becoming...difficult for us, so my mother and I fled from House Bartels.
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Mercedes
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We found refuge in a small church in Faerghus and lived there for a few years.
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Mercedes
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A man appeared one day and said that he wanted to adopt me.
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Mercedes
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It was obvious that he only cared about my bloodline and Crest.
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Mercedes
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The priest refused to let me go, but the man used his money to overwhelm the church. In the end, I had no choice but to leave with him.
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Mercedes
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That soldier we saw... I guess he just reminded me of my adoptive father.
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Ferdinand
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The man who exploited you so that he could join the nobility. Yes, I understand.
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Ferdinand
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But I must confess, that part of the story confuses me. There is nothing to gain from having a noble title.
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Mercedes
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Hehe.
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Ferdinand
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What's so funny?
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Mercedes
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I never thought I'd hear you question the value of nobility, Ferdinand.
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Ferdinand
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Oh, well... That is not quite what I meant.
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Ferdinand
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Using someone else to obtain high status, with no effort and no accomplishment...
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Ferdinand
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Certainly, you can obtain a title like that, but it hardly makes you a noble.
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Mercedes
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I completely agree.
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Ferdinand
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By the same token, although you are legally a commoner, in your heart you are a proud and virtuous noble!
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Ferdinand
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That is what I think, at any rate.