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

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

### Dialogue Choices

What kind of life do you want?

* **The Life of a Noble**
* **Pursuing My Ideals**

## Transcript

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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...