"Is that so? Or is that what you've been led to believe? My studies of history have made quite clear that alternative methods of governance exist. On my continent alone, there is a nation ruled by its nobles in committee rather than a monarch." Many things seemed inevitable but they were not.
"That is a noble attitude. Admirable. Though I still think it is a horrible life. The stress and lack of joy are antithetical to your wellbeing." There was a fundamental tension in attending to the health of royals and nobles: Their positions required them to risk their lives and sanity and yet it was Linhardt's job to try to keep them whole. He sometimes wondered what the point was, "You are correct that ordinary people should not suffer regardless of what is happening politically." Linhardt had a selfish streak a mile wide, but it was tempered with a large amount of empathy.
Linhardt rubbed his forehead at the mention of Edelgard, letting out an exasperated sigh, "She's one of the ones I most frequently have to attend to." For all her faults, Edelgard didn't expect others to fight in her stead or to do things that she herself was unwilling to do.
"I do not know about a career." Money wasn't a concern, or at least it never had been, "I want to study magic and magical inheritance. And ancient history and magics. I want to find the true history of the Church. I want to create some of the looking devices I have found in Abyss so that I can look at the small world or more accurately study the heavens. I would like to see the rest of the world and study their flora and fauna. All of which I cannot do if I must spend my time in meetings and devote my life to bridge and road maintenance."
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"That is a noble attitude. Admirable. Though I still think it is a horrible life. The stress and lack of joy are antithetical to your wellbeing." There was a fundamental tension in attending to the health of royals and nobles: Their positions required them to risk their lives and sanity and yet it was Linhardt's job to try to keep them whole. He sometimes wondered what the point was, "You are correct that ordinary people should not suffer regardless of what is happening politically." Linhardt had a selfish streak a mile wide, but it was tempered with a large amount of empathy.
Linhardt rubbed his forehead at the mention of Edelgard, letting out an exasperated sigh, "She's one of the ones I most frequently have to attend to." For all her faults, Edelgard didn't expect others to fight in her stead or to do things that she herself was unwilling to do.
"I do not know about a career." Money wasn't a concern, or at least it never had been, "I want to study magic and magical inheritance. And ancient history and magics. I want to find the true history of the Church. I want to create some of the looking devices I have found in Abyss so that I can look at the small world or more accurately study the heavens. I would like to see the rest of the world and study their flora and fauna. All of which I cannot do if I must spend my time in meetings and devote my life to bridge and road maintenance."