Lorenz & Catherine C

Lorenz
Hello, Catherine. A moment of your time?

Catherine
Oh, it's you. Yes?

Lorenz
That sword you wear upon your hip. How did you come by it, exactly?

Catherine
I don't appreciate your tone. Are you implying I swiped it off someone?

Lorenz
Not at all. But Heroes' Relics are typically passed down through the bloodlines of the 10 Elites.

Lorenz
You are descended from a noble family, are you not?

Catherine
That's none of your business.

Lorenz
Actually—

Catherine
Let's say I was a nobody, with no Relic, no Crest. I would still be me, wouldn't I?

Catherine
That's not to say lineage counts for nothing. It just doesn't count as much as how you live your life, and what you live for.

Catherine
Or, let's say I was descended from some noble house. Would that change how you treat me?

Lorenz
Yes, it would. To treat you differently from the commonfolk would only be appropriate.

Catherine
You're so narrow-minded! Tied down by foolish, antiquated notions.

Lorenz
But the nobility and the commonfolk are different. If the few did not have capabilities to set them apart from the many, then they would not be the few.

Catherine
Wow. You really think nobles are better than everyone else, don't you?

Lorenz
I didn't mean to suggest—

Catherine
You pay so much attention to people's lineage and status that you have no idea who they actually are.

Catherine
Even if I was from the prestigious House Whatever, I would never associate with a blowhard like you!

Lorenz
Hmph!