A Servant's Resolve: 1-9 Lost in Confusion

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The freed Alfred returns to the Palace of Versailles and resumes work. However, his outlook on life has changed.

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What kind of life do you want?

• The Life of a Noble
• Pursuing My Ideals

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• I wake up the next day and find myself in a small alleyway outside the prison.
• My back... my hips... my whole body hurts.
• Wasn't I imprisoned?
• And the Marquis de Lafayette was in the cell next to me.
• I had a long talk with him before I fell asleep, didn't I?
• So why did I wake up outside?
• The Marquis de Lafayette... He must have asked them to let me go...
• He still has a way with words.
• But couldn't they have let me have a good night's rest before putting me out?

• Alfred: Damn! You could have let me spend the night...

• I clutch my aching back as I stand up, gazing at the prison gates.
• Alfred: (Did they throw me out while I was asleep?)

• Alfred: (The Marquis de Lafayette said he would ask the King for mercy and to let me go free.)

• Alfred: (He actually kept his word... I wonder how he's doing in there.)

• I can't help but worry,and walk towards the prison. I need to thank him in person.
• Prison Guard: Halt! Who's there!

• Alfred: I, uh, I just want to visit a friend.

• Prison Guard: A friend?

• Alfred: Well, I was captured with the Marquis de Lafayette yesterday...

• Alfred: I was let out first, but I'm worried. I'd like to visit him.

• Prison Guard: Hah! You're telling me you know a noble?

• Alfred: Come on, just let me in. He can back me up.

• Prison Guard: Who do you think you are? You can't just waltz in and out of the prison!

• Alfred: I just want to visit the Marquis de Lafayette.

• Prison Guard: Put a cork in it. If you don't leave, I'll lock you up again.

• Alfred: (Dammit! He's not going to let me see Lafayette.)

• All I can do is return to the Palace of Versailles.
• George: Alfred! Pay attention!

• Alfred: Ah! Sorry, I was distracted...

• George: You've been like this the whole day. What are you thinking about?

• Alfred: Uh. Nothing much...

• I've been mulling the words the Marquis de Lafayette said to me inside the prison.

• Lafayette: It is ideals, not revenge, that spurs me on this path.

• Alfred: ...Ideals?

• Lafayette: Yes, ideals. The colonists in the New World want to create a society where everyone is equal.

• Alfred: Everyone treated equally? Is that possible?

• Lafayette: The colonists are being subjected to harsh suppression by the British.

• Lafayette: They tighten their grip and look to quash any last hope the people may have.

• Alfred: Why should that concern us?

• Alfred: These things are happening far away and don't impact us.

• Lafayette: How could you learn about their tragedy and continue living your life as if nothing is wrong?

• Alfred: What I'm trying to say is... I mean...

• I don't know how to reply. Even though I have my own problems to contend with, I feel shame for not caring about others.
• Lafayette: The colonists are fighting for justice and freedom, and I will do everything in my power to aid them.

• Lafayette: This isn't about my father... I want to live up to my ideals.

• The scene has been swirling in my head. I can't get Lafayette's resolute gaze out of my mind...
• Alfred: (A fire has been lit in the depths of my heart.)

• Alfred: (How do I even describe this feeling?)

• I've resumed my normal life, but...
• I'm starting to feel frustrated.
• George: Alfred, we need to talk. You've been bungling your duties of late.

• Alfred: I already told you, I didn't do it on purpose.

• George: You've been out of sorts lately. Has something happened?

• Alfred: It's just... I've grown bored with this life.

• George: You've never said that before.

• George: What kind of life do you want?

The Life of a Noble

• Alfred: The carefree life of a noble.

• George: Stop daydreaming. Nobles are born into that sort of life. We're just commoners. We can't just be one of them.

• Alfred: You're so pessimistic. What if we had their money?

• Alfred: We could have the steak and wine they dine on!

• George: You've worked here a long time. Don't you know the alarming amount they spend?

• George: We'll never get there with the small pittance they pay us.

• Alfred: Which is why we need to do something. We gotta get a higher salary.

• George: If you work hard for ten more years, you'll be promoted and get higher pay.

• Alfred: Ten years? I can't wait that long.

• George: What are you trying to say, Alfred?

Pursuing My Ideals

• Alfred: If we don't work towards our ideals...

• Alfred: Then isn't life just meaningless?

• George: Ideals? Hahaha, did you really just say that?

• Alfred: What's so funny?

• George: Where did you even learn that word from?

• Alfred: ...That's none of your business.

• George: Were you duped by someone? Or did you hit your head somewhere?

• Alfred: I knew you wouldn't understand.

• George: What are you trying to say, Alfred?

• Alfred: My life feels stale. I've grown weary of it.

• After saying that, I finally realize what I really want.
• Alfred: (I... want to follow the Marquis de Lafayette. And not just for the money.)

• Alfred: (I want to understand what he said.)

• Alfred: (I want to know what the New World has in store.)

• Alfred: (I want to see how he'll fulfill his dream. Maybe then, I can...)

• Alfred: George! Thank you for helping me find my answer.

• George: ... What? Is your head on right?

• Geoge had helped me come to an important decision, and I no longer felt any confusion.

• I chanced upon a conversation in the gardens that same day... and it sounded like the King.
• Louis XVI: Lafayette is a citizen of France. Your country has no right to him.

• British Ambassador: But your Majesty, he's...

• Alfred: (The Marquis de Lafayette? What are they talking about?)

• That name catches my attention, and I duck behind a hedge to eavesdrop on their conversation...