Three Houses Supports/Mercedes Lorenz
C Support
Mercedes: Yeee-ow!
Lorenz: Ah-- I beg your pardon! Are you
all right?
Mercedes: Yes, I'm fi-- Ow! I'm fine! I
just twisted my ankle.
Lorenz: That won't do. Come, take my
hand. Let's get you to the infirmary.
Mercedes: Are you sure it's OK to be
seen helping me?
Lorenz: Why would it not be?
Mercedes: I thought you only extended
your kindness to the nobility.
Lorenz: Certainly not! To aid a
commoner in need is the most noble
endeavor of all.
Not only that, but you were injured by
my carelessness. It is doubly my duty
to assist.
Mercedes: In that case, I'll gladly
accept your offer.
Lorenz: Good. There does not appear to
be any real swelling, so you should
heal swiftly.
Mercedes: Thank you so much for
escorting me.
Walking on it will still be
unpleasant.
Lorenz: Allow me to lend you my shoulder, at least as far as your room.
Mercedes: If you're still offering to
help, then I can't say no!
Lorenz: There you are. Safe and sound.
I will take my leave.
Mercedes: Thank you again, Lorenz.
You know, I think I've learned
something about you.
Lorenz: What is that?
Mercedes: In truth, it's not that you
only extend your kindness to noble
women...
It's that you can't even see us of
lower birth.
Lorenz: Excuse me?
Mercedes: You and I have been together
all this time, but never once did you
look me in the eye.
Lorenz: I-- hadn't noticed.
But you will have to excuse any
perceived rudeness. As the heir to
House Gloucester, I have a duty.
I must ask you to forget about me.
Farewell.
Mercedes: Forget about him? What could
that possibly mean?
B Support
Lorenz: Mercedes, I have to insist that you take up a position behind me on the battlefield. I must protect the commonfolk, and you have been in danger rather frequently of late.
Mercedes: I appreciate your concern,
but I can take care of myself.
Everything is about nobility and
commonfolk with you, Lorenz. It's
tiresome.
Lorenz: Tiresome? I am only fulfilling
my duty.
Mercedes: Is that to say you would have
left me lying on the floor in pain had
it not been your duty to assist?
Lorenz: You mean when you were hurt on
my account?
I still would have assisted you, as
any commoner would have.
It is simply a matter of perspective.
And if I were common-born, I would not
have simply let you leave without� never
mind. Forgive me.
Mercedes: Excuse me?
Are you implying that you would have
taken advantage of me if you were
lowborn?
Lorenz: What? No! And I am no longer interested in the hypothetical nature of this conversation!
Mercedes: Oh, Lorenz. You'll never change.
Lorenz: What do you mean?
Mercedes: I find myself growing
irritated just looking at you.
Lorenz: Is that so? I fail to see
exactly how I am so irritating.
Mercedes: You claim that you don't want
to be involved with common women, don't
you?
But I know, deep in your heart, you
love being around us. You're willfully
ignorant to that.
I hope you know what you're depriving
yourself of.
Lorenz: I am certain I've told you before that my marriage must be beneficial to House Gloucester. I've not the time for fruitless courtship.
Mercedes: Fruitless?! Ugh! How can you say such things? What would happen if you fell in love with a commoner?
Lorenz: Nothing at all. I accept the role that I must play, and any sacrifice that must accompany it.
Mercedes: So, your duty as a noble is
more important than your own feelings?
Lorenz: Naturally.
Mercedes: If that's true, then your whole existence is rather sad.
Lorenz: I am afraid you misunderstand.
This is my choice. There is no cause
for pity.
Mercedes: I think I've heard enough. I
have to go.
...
A Support
Lorenz: Mercedes. I have heard that you are the daughter of Imperial nobility. Is that the case?
Mercedes: It is.
Lorenz: And you have a Crest, as well. Is that not so?
Mercedes: Again, it is. Why did you not tell me?
Lorenz: I was under the impression you were a commoner.
Mercedes: I didn't mean to hide it from
you, but you never asked. Besides, I am
considered common now.
I don't care to flaunt my noble past
or my Crest.
I have no desire to return to that
status.
Lorenz: Then, if I may speak
hypothetically a moment...
Does that mean that if a nobleman were
to offer you his hand in marriage, you
would decline?
Mercedes: Not at all. That's a separate matter entirely. Even if I were to fall in love, regardless of their social status... I'm not looking to marry right now.
Lorenz: What a relief! Ah-- forgive my
rudeness. I am merely envious of your
flexible outlook.
It is a posture that I might very well
adopt. Not to say that I hang upon your
every word, of course.
Mercedes: You mean in terms of love and marriage?
Lorenz: Precisely. Status should be no
impediment to love.
Mercedes: But if you marry a woman who
isn't a noble, then haven't you
neglected your duty?
Lorenz: Not exactly, no. What I said
was that my marriage must benefit House
Gloucester.
So long as that holds true, the
bloodline of my partner is actually
irrelevant.
For instance, if she bore a Crest, and
was, at one time, considered noble...
Well, now that doesn't sound flexible
at all!
Mercedes: How can you know if someone will benefit your family?
Would you investigate her before
allowing yourself feelings? That doesn't sound very noble of you...
Lorenz: That is not what I...
Mercedes: I'm sorry, Lorenz. I was only
teasing.
I'm sure your lack of tact is what
women find so irresistible.
Lorenz: Come again?
Mercedes: Oh, nothing at all. I hope
you do your family proud and fulfill
your duty.
Lorenz: Yes. I most certainly will!
