Match record

dvx versus discord-dave

Duchess Alice

dvx

5

Count Robert

discord-dave

4

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

  2. Duchess Alice Gossip — Four of Cups. The royal ledger shows food prices rose unfairly after a noble’s monopoly.

  3. King A monopoly? That changes the complexion of things considerably. If prices were artificially inflated, this peasant wasn't merely stealing — he was cornered by greed wearing a noble's coat. I find myself far less sympathetic to the merchant's talk of fabric.

  4. King leans toward Duchess Alice +2.

  5. Count Robert Politics — Augur of Hemlock. A foreign delegation is visiting, observing the kingdom’s governance.

  6. King Foreign eyes upon my court... I confess that gives me pause. A kingdom judged by visitors is a kingdom on display, and I won't have my mercy read as weakness by strangers who don't know our customs. Yet I won't rule by fear of gossip either.

  7. King leans toward Count Robert +1.