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While the changes were not what I expected, it's too early to give up! I should take a trip out of the palace and listen closely to the people's voices!

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I can't let you risk your life like that. At least get someone I trust to accompany you.

  • Accept
    • Louis XVI's Goodwill will rise
  • Don't accept
    • Louis XVI's Goodwill will fall


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  • From then on, almost everything I hear is bad news.
  • Apparently, every day there are people in the streets proclaiming the benefits of a constitutional monarchy...
  • And people say that some of the nobles have panicked and are secretly transferring their assets...
  • And that liberalism is spreading, not only in France, but also in the neighboring countries, and people are pushing for freedom...
  • As the rumors grow in volume, the atmosphere in Versailles grows strange and discomforting. People are tense, as though they are birds on the verge of migrating for the winter.
  • You: Sigh...
  • Plagued by worry and a sense of ennui, I've been finding it hard to fall asleep every night. I keep asking myself the same questions.
  • You: What else can I do? Is there anything else I can change?
  • Everything seems to be heading towards utter doom in my head, and I know that there might be only one thing that can prevent tragic consequences.
  • You: If we can give to the people the constitutional monarchy that they desire, perhaps... perhaps the royal court still stands a chance of survival.
  • You: But how should I talk to the King about this? How do I make him voluntarily give up his power?
  • I am unable to quell the worry and panic in me, and after ruminating for a very ling time, I finally decide to fight one last time for myself, and for France.


  • Louis XVI: A constitutional monarchy? Do you know what you are talking about, my Queen?
  • You: I know this sounds really crazy, but your Majesty... No one can stand against the wave of liberalism.
  • You: Before the people rise against us, if we can voluntarily give up our power and express our goodwill, perhaps we can avoid a catastrophe.
  • Louis XVI: ...
  • The King lowers his head slightly and falls deep in thought. He looks like he's seriously considering every single word I just said.
  • Louis XVI: My Queen, I know what you are afraid of... And I do know that there are countries that function very well under this system.
  • Louis XVI: But this isn't the tradition of the House of Bourbon, and will such a system really suit France?
  • Louis XVI: The King will lose the position of the highest authority, and I will no longer be able to face my ancestors.
  • Louis XVI: I must be responsible for France, but I am also carrying the authority and the glory of generations of Bourbon.
  • I see the King's frustration, laced with a trace of despair in his eyes, and I understand that this request troubles him greatly. I also understand his concerns.
  • If I were the King, would I give it all up without hesitation? I don't know.
  • Louis XVI: I keep trying my best to win the people over, and you've tried too... have you not?
  • You: Yes...
  • We keep trying to win them over, but we've failed every single time. Perhaps no one can understand the King's torment better than I do.
  • I should accept it all, and stop trying to fight against the whole world... But every time I think if giving up, I just can't accept defeat!
  • You: I know... I know it very well!
  • You: But my Majesty, we can't give up now! Didn't you say, that perhaps things aren't that bad yet...
  • You: I believe what you say, so I don't want to give up without doing a thing!
  • This is the first time I've spoken so forcefully to the King. He stares disbelievingly with wide open eyes.
  • Louis XVI: And even if we get the same result upon trying, you still don't want me to give up?
  • You: That's right! If things really have reached such a state...
  • You: Even if the whole of France abandons you, I will face it all by your side.
  • Louis XVI: Marie... I know you're doing this for my benefit, but I can't decide right away.
  • Louis XVI: I really can't do this without knowing whether it'll get us an ideal result...
  • You: Just consider my suggestion. That is enough to make me happy.
  • You: Perhaps I should go talk to the people myself... We must understand what they're unhappy about in order to solve the problem.
  • Louis XVI: Are you thinking of going out in public? That's too dangerous... I won't allow it.
  • You: I simply need a change of clothes and no one will know who I am.
  • Louis XVI: I can't let you risk your life like that. At least get someone I trust to accompany you.


Accept

  • You: I know. If I get Count Fersen or the Marquis de Lafayette to come with me, I'll feel more at ease too.
  • Louis XVI: No, they are too attention grabbing, and will make things worse.
  • Louis XVI: Let me arrange for someone to escort you. In the meantime, you can rest in your room for a while. I'll send someone over to you!
  • You: Your Majesty, I thank you for granting my willful request.
  • Louis XVI: You're doing this for France after all. If I were to reproach you, I'd be undeserving of the throne.
  • I smile gratefully at the King, and then hurry back to my room to change into light and simply clothing.

Don't accept

  • You: Your Majesty, I understand you mean well... but the situation is more complicated than we think, and an additional person would make it harder to move around.
  • You: I can go by myself...
  • Louis XVI: I'm counting on you, Marie... but this is something that you must do for me.
  • He sounds sterner than usual, and his gaze resolute. I know that I won't be able to persuade him otherwise.
  • You: Since you insist, your Majesty... I will let someone come with me.
  • Louis XVI: Thank you, Marie.
  • Louis XVI: Let me arrange for someone to escort you. In the meantime, you can rest in your room for a while. I'll send someone over to you!
  • I do not try to reject him again. After giving him a respectful curtsy, I quickly return to my room and change into light and simple clothing.
  • You: (This outfit should do. I don't think anyone will recognize me. But I wonder who's coming with me?)



  • d'Eon: Little bird of Versailles, how have you been?
  • You: Oh, d'Eon! It's you!
  • d'Eon: Bitter frowns do not suit you indeed.
  • d'Eon: If killing every civilian in France could make you smile, perhaps I could risk my life and try?
  • In these troubled times, d'Eon's half-joking attitude does wonders. I feel myself relaxing a great deal.
  • You: Thank you, d'Eon. It's enough to know you care.
  • d'Eon: I know what you're worrying about and why you're scared. Well then, please listen to my words-
  • d'Eon: No matter how dangerous the situation is, you must keep on smiling.
  • You: Thank you, I will keep that in mind.
  • d'Eon: It's getting late. If I am to send you back to your forest home before nightfall, we must get going now.
  • You: All right then, lead the way.
  • d'Eon: At once, Madame.



  • On the way, we pass by small village on the outskirts of Versailles. It may be close to Paris, but it looks dismal and impoverished.
  • The villagers' clothing seems clean enough, but old and worn, and their bodies so thin that I can't bear to look at them.
  • You: (I heard that this year's harvest was pretty bad, but is it to the point of starvation?)
  • As though they sensed me looking at them, the villagers turn to stare in my direction. Their faces seem envious and hungry.
  • Commoner Girl: Wealthy Madame, please, for the love of God, will you give the poor a bit of cash?
  • Commoner Woman: There you go again, Constance! This woman looks like a noble. Do you really think she'd give us any money?
  • Commoner Woman: Shoo! Don't block the way, or her carriage might run you over!
  • Commoner Girl: Oh... She looks just as beautiful as they say the Queen is. I thought she might be as generous as the Queen...
  • Commoner Woman: It's all because your "beautiful Queen" keeps buying jewelry, that we have a mountain of taxes to pay!
  • Commoner Girl: No, it's not like that... I received lots of food from the King and Queen in the church that day. She's not like that.
  • Commoner Girl: And the Queen didn't buy the necklace. That's just a rumor!



  • d'Eon: I understand that you wish to know what the situation is like as quickly as possible, but for safety's sake, please draw the curtains.
  • You: All right.
  • After drawing the curtains, I close my eyes and try to rest. But the conversation between those two women keeps replaying in my mind.
  • Perhaps it's just as the King said. No matter how many changes we make, we can never change the minds of those who don't believe in us.
  • You: (But at least... there are still some who are willing to believe in us.)
  • As long as there are people who are willing to believe, all my effort hasn't gone to waste.
  • At least, I want to believe so.


  • We arrive at a small alley beside the Bastille. While standing in a shadowy corner. we eavesdrop on people gathered nearby.
  • Young Man: Vardon, I don't understand why we have to go against the royal family? They have been quite decent lately. Didn't they start taxing the nobles to lessen our tax burden?
  • Man: You don't know a thing, Jean-Pierre.
  • Man: For generations, we've been spending all our money on feeding a beast intent on swallowing us whole. Why are you defending them?
  • Young Man: The royal family and the nobles govern the kingdom, the people pay taxes and handle the labour... France has been like this for centuries. What's wrong with that?
  • Man: There's nothing good about that at all! We're gambling our futures on the King!
  • Man: When there's a good King, our lives are a little better, but what happens when we run into a foolish and useless King? Are we just going to let ourselves starve to death?
  • Man: The Queen has changed for the better, but who can guarantee she won't return to her old ways?
  • Woman: So that's why we want the people to be in charge?
  • Man: That's right. The people should set the laws and taxes. That way, we won't be at the mercy of the royal family and the nobles.
  • Man: If the laws change every time a new person gets on the throne, we'll never be able to take charge of our fate!
  • He speaks with conviction, and every sentence seems to strike into the hearts of the people around him. Everyone seems deeply affected by his words.
  • Young Man: That does make sense... Vardon, what do you think we should do?
  • Man: Elect our very own committee, and force the royal family to give up their power. Let us, the people, decide our own future!
  • Woman: Do you think we can pull it off? What if the royal family sends men...
  • Young Woman: If we all band together, we can do it! Without effort, we'll never be able to snatch power from them!
  • I see some people nodding their heads in agreement. And a handful even start to clap.
  • You: ...
  • Woman: No longer will the royal family gamble with our fate. We must take control of our own lives!
  • Young Woman: He's right. We must fight to gain control over our future!
  • People: Make the royal family give up their power! We must control our future!
  • The crowd looks like it's about to turn wild at any moment, and d'Eon signals me to follow him. We quietly sneak away.


  • The carriage rushes back towards Versailles at full speed, but I can still hear the commotion behind us.


  • It's almost nightfall when we finally reach Versailles. Just as I'm about to prepare myself for another audience with the King...
  • I hear news that civilians have charged into the Bastille.
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