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<span class="mu-i"> ''You are violating the natural order of our societies; the old empire had an aristocracy, and so should we.'' </span> After all, outside the cities, there are few peasants who could stand up to bandits or raiders, and thus the noble and the commoner must coexist in synergy. You know your history, of course most of the Argalian nobility is descended from Tautenic chiefs, former Isidorian legates and various other warlords who offered protection against the leftover horrors and followers of the Witch-King as well as other threats and evils that emerged once the empire had collapsed. Even your line, though the lineage runs cold by the eleventh century.
Guy, however, only scoffs at your argument: <span class="mu-i"> ''Natural order, pah, tell that to the Alatorans, or the elves or dwarves. And don't even think of bringing in the 'optimi senatores sanguinis'. Do you know why the church has had so many martyrs from the time of the potentate to the anarchy? The nobility of the empire was without an emperor, and they began to indulge their cupidity and whims. Thousands were tortured to death for the personal amusement of the imperial nobility, while it took the Curia six centuries to act by sinking the old capital and exterminating the old nobility. What came in its place? Tribal chieftains wanting the luxury of their 'civilised' neighbours, imperial legates and bureaucrats, eager to clear their way to the top, now the persons who could turn to goop were all dead. Nobility isn't the natural order. Before the corruption of the Isidorian Empire, there was a widespread idea not of owing allegiance to a lord, who in turn owed allegiance to a monarch, but to the idea of citizenship, with the emperorship serving as a guiding hand and helping it towards a common vision. And even then, we can find that our brothers-in-faith, like the halflings, do not understand nobility like we do; their model is more based upon who owns the largest acre and brews the most beer. Once thou hast opened thine eyes, thou art to never close them again. You must choose, young one: either you will help me or I shall await my salvation.'' </span>
>''Fine then, just rot in your cell.'' You are not going to spend any more time on this; you need to hire a ship for passage.
>''Oh well, have a nice day; I have a boat to catch.'' Let's see if he's desparate enough to fall for some bait.
>''You win; I will appeal for your commutation.'' This will be troublesome, but you let those followers of his run around the countryside.
