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Duchess Alice

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Count Robert

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The Jean Valjean Problem

A peasant caught stealing bread pleads for mercy while a merchant demands punishment. Duchess Alice defends compassion; Count Robert upholds order.

  1. The King Let us begin. Duchess Alice, what say you?

  2. Duchess Alice Gossip — Knight of Pentacles. A mysterious donor recently paid the peasant’s debts at the city granary.

  3. The King A mysterious donor paid his debts? So others saw this family's plight and answered when the crown did not. That stings more than I care to admit.

  4. The king leans toward Duchess Alice +1.

  5. Count Robert Politics — Dream of Owls. An ancient pact demands blood restitution for all crimes of theft.

  6. The King An ancient pact carries weight, I won't deny it. But blood for a loaf of bread? My ancestors bound us to wisdom, not butchery. I need more than precedent to convince me that cruelty serves justice here.

  7. The king leans toward Count Robert +1.