>>6335426>>6335612>>6335784>>6335805You decided to play your hand wisely, the regent was too powerful and intrigue would perhaps yield better results than ranting out loud. So you decided to say.
-Monseigneur, listen, I understand that you do not want this duel to happen, we all know that it is because of the size advantage... I mean, look at that short scotsman... He is tiny... I would kill him easily, the same about the cagot. You do not want to lose these men and have a scandal with the clans of these short beardes scots... But... Look at it from another perspective (you had just learned this word and wanted to use it), they saw that I mocked them and dismissed their fighting ability, I am clearly not the only one. And some of them dislike Guelphs like you. They would easily point out that you refused the duel because you thought of their combattant as inferior, and weak. And weakness, or perceived weakness, is a worse dishonor than loss. They could even tell that you are English for disrespecting the scots so much. Agreeing to the duel would be far better, don't you think.
You had told it in your most pleasant voice, trying to make him follow your train of thoughts, but unfortunately he stayed impassible as a statue, looking at you and being surprised while asking.
-I am terribly sorry, lord Charles, but what in the heavens and hells are the "Scottses" and "Anglishemen" that you are talking about ?
Happy man, he never saw a representant of the foggy island. But still, you had the term.
-Short scotsmen, you know, the short bearded men like this Tordek Tordeksson, they live in an island in the north of France.
-No they don't.
This abrupt answer stopped you in your tracks, you needed a moment to answer.
-Yes they do ! I know my geography, I even saw a scotsman that was taller than those in India of course, but he was from this island and...
-Dwarves are not good sailors, they are a hill people and they definitely do NOT come from some island in your land, they are an elder race. Here before humans.
You smiled lightly seeing the pagan superstitions of the regent.
-I can assure you that men were perhaps longer lived before, but not shorter.
The man frowned.
-Yes... Indeed elves predate dwarves, but I can assure you that dwarves do not come from an island. Have you thought, lord Charles that your analysis suffers from bias ?
