conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "And what have the commoners contributed to this country?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  The nobility performed vital functions in exchange for the authority to collect taxes from their estates. These included stable governance of territories, promotion of local industries, and training and dispatch of soldiers. The way aristocrats like Claire saw it, they had the right to make political decisions because they kept the country running, while commoners weren’t even qualified to participate in most debate.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "You’ve got it wrong, Claire… Simply paying taxes is in itself a critical contribution to the kingdom. If the people didn’t pay taxes, Bauer would crumble." Thane said, in an uncharacteristically long speech.
conversations.prefix: Thane:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  His broad outlook was testament to his experience in imperial studies.
conversations.prefix: Thane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Do you mean to say you agree with their views, Master Thane?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "I didn’t say that… Among other things, there’s too wide a gulf between aristocrats and commoners when it comes to matters of education and intellect. I don’t think it’s realistic to have commoners participate in politics."
conversations.prefix: Thane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Exactly."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  Oof. That was about as much awareness as you could expect from the current royal family. A completely democratic system of elected representatives like modern Japan, where anyone of a certain age could participate in politics, regardless of gender or financial status…that was a fairy tale far out of reach in the Bauer Kingdom.
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Well, I still don’t see how this is a concern. We can just leave them be, like Yu said." Rod said, trying to shelve the topic.
conversations.prefix: Rod:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "There is one other issue."
conversations.prefix: Lambert:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Huh?"
conversations.prefix: Rod:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "There are rumors that the Church is backing the Movement."
conversations.prefix: Lambert:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  All color drained from the princes’ faces.
conversations.prefix: The Princes:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "The Church has long taught that all men are equal in the eyes of God. This meshes well with the message of the activists."
conversations.prefix: Lambert:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Like I mentioned when I adopted Ralaire, the prevailing religion of this land believed in the existence of spirits of earth, water, fire, and wind. These spirits were worshipped, as was the supreme spirit God, who was said to have given birth to the elemental spirits. The Church taught that the world had been created by the grace of that God and that the recent advances in magic came through the power of these spirits. Worship of the elemental spirits had started among farmers, and though a simple notion, it was powerful in that simplicity. Fear and respect for nature’s power had grown into a major religion. Furthermore, the Church actively sought to educate commoners in a number of subjects, including the treatment of illnesses and injuries. Their influence on the people was too strong for even the royal family to dismiss.
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Has the Church said anything outright…?"
conversations.prefix: Thane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Not at this time."
conversations.prefix: Lambert: