The truth is, just a few generations ago, we were commoners. Obscure merchants who constantly complained about the stupidity and tyranny of the nobility.
But now we flaunt our nobility in every way, even trying to be more aristocratic than the aristocrats themselves. Is that really a good thing?"
The moment Rolando finished speaking, his friends burst out laughing.
"Imitating the nobility makes it easier for us to manage and rule. Most commoners' heads are full of mush, or maybe cattail fluff. They can only understand the ways of the nobility, so we imitate them."
"Those commoners, what else can they do besides shout, 'My lord, my lord, spare some coin!' all day? Besides, you Lanfranchis have already given them something. That's enough. To be honest, any more would be overdoing it.
Many of them don't even know where Pisa is. They probably think Italy is something you can eat, and that the Empire is just a league of cities near Pisa.
