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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 Politics — Exile of Mountains. A shadow court within the palace manipulates legal decisions.

  3. The King A shadow court manipulating my decisions is a grave matter. If true, it strikes at the very authority of this crown. I find that possibility... deeply troubling.

  4. The king leans toward Duchess Alice +1.

  5. Count Robert yes sire, authority which YOU must enforce. show this "shadow court" who the true king is here. punish the peasant, displaying your complete control over the kingdom

  6. The King Robert speaks to my pride, and I will not pretend otherwise. The crown's authority must be visible, not merely felt. There is weight in what he says—mercy unseen can look like weakness, and I have no taste for that.

  7. The king leans toward Count Robert +1.