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That reminds me, I actually found myself at a noble's tea party not too long ago.
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Oh, you must be talking about Ferdie, right? He does love his tea.
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Uh, no. It happened while I was doing some work as a bodyguard. The nobles who threw the party even gave me a cup of tea to show their appreciation.
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Oh, you must be talking about Lorenz, right? He does love his tea.
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Uh, no. It happened while I was doing some work as a bodyguard. The nobles who threw the party even gave me a cup of tea to show their appreciation.
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Oh, you must be talking about Sylvain, right? Probably had something to do with a woman?
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Uh, no. It happened while I was doing some work as a bodyguard. The nobles who threw the party even gave me a cup of tea to show their appreciation.
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It happened while I was doing some work as a bodyguard. The nobles who threw the party even gave me a cup of tea to show their appreciation.
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I...didn't really know what to make of it, though. Hard to say if it was even good or bad.
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Understandable. Settings like that tend to choke the flavor out of any food or drink you happen to come across, among other things.
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Yeah, I'm not sure I'm built for all that fancy stuff.
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Hey, remember when I asked you to sing for me? You belted out a verse from one of your operas.
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It kinda reminded me of that tea. It's like, I just don't have the background for that sorta stuff. If you don't grow up in it, you're not gonna get it.
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Everyone has a right to those things, though. Taking in a tragic opera, letting an elegant meal dance across your taste buds...
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Nobody should be excluded from those pleasures just because they were born a commoner.
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It'd be good if that's how things worked.
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Hm? You think it's not?
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I'm not so sure that's how it works, though.
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Take my time back as a mercenary. I would've gladly eaten a half-cooked rat if it meant I was getting food in my belly.
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It's only since I joined up with this army that my palate's become a little more discerning.
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What I'm saying is, if you never have the chance to eat good food, then you'll never know what "good" food is supposed to taste like.
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Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but...
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In that case...
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Uh, Dorothea?
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Oh, sorry. I got a bit caught up in my thoughts there. But I think it might be just as you say.
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Will you indulge me for a moment?
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Sure, what's on your mind?
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When I first started singing, I did it for me. Only me. But it wasn't long until Manuela discovered my gift.
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So I joined the opera company. It felt...incredible. I wanted the whole world to hear my singing.
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But once I became a songstress, I started attracting more and more attention from the nobles.
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Before I knew it, I wasn't singing for myself anymore. I was singing for them.
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Now you can't even appreciate my songs if you weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
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I don't think that's true at all.
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Everyone can learn to love it if they want. The only reason I didn't understand was because I didn't have much interest in opera before now.
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That might be true. But like I said, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. So many people would kill to be able to do what you can do.
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So don't belittle yourself like that. Your singing is incredible, Dorothea.
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I appreciate that, I really do. But I still can't help but wonder...