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Hello, Leonie. Have you some need of me?
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I did a little detective work and learned something: You're the weird one.
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I fear I do not take your meaning. How exactly am I "weird"?
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You're a noble who delights in cleaning out stables and maintaining filthy equipment.
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And among the Imperial nobles, you're the only one who does those kinds of things when it's not your specific responsibility.
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Which means I was right—Empire and Alliance nobles are all the same.
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Mmm. I think I understand what you are trying to say.
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Certainly among those you investigated, I am the only one who puts such ideas into action.
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But that is, if you would forgive me, a surface-level assessment. The reality beating at the heart of the matter is quite different indeed.
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Goodness, whatever is the matter with me? It is out of character for me to be so obstinate.
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An understanding like this ought never be forced upon a person.
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My behavior was ill-befitting a noble, Leonie. Please allow me to apologize.
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Nah, I got pretty heated there myself.
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At the end of the day, you're taking charge and being helpful, and that's what counts.
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It doesn't really matter if other nobles would ultimately do the same thing or not. So...sorry.
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You must think nothing of it. However, I believe a thought has just come to me...
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Ultimately, the problem is not me—it is that you mistrust the nobility as a whole.
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That being the case, I must redouble my efforts to put my philosophy into action so as to make others of my stature understand the correct way of things.
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I am certain this will rid us of the selfish sort of nobles you imagine to be lurking around every corner.
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Wait. I mean, that'd be pretty great, but...
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If nobles start taking the initiative to work and stop looking down on commoners, doesn't that just...make them commoners?