Editing AmberShadowOfADoubt:Session7 (section)

===Divisions in Rebma===

Back in Rebma, Alexandra is visited by Queen Moire, whom she admits into her room.  (John mocks Manfred's imagined disgust that she speaks to the ''Queen'' when she wouldn't let in her comrade-in-arms, though of course he doesn't know about this.)  

: '''Moira:''' Manfred is trying to start a revolution in Rebma?
: '''Alexandra:''' Well, yes...
: '''Moira:''' Rebma is reasonably happy.  I dare say.  After all, I've been ruling it for 600 years.  
: '''Alexandra:''' Well, Manfred seems to have his sources.  Maybe you're not hearing anyone's dissatisfaction.  
: '''Moira:''' I doubt that Manfred has sources in my underclass that I'm unaware of...  

: '''Alexandra:''' Wait a minute, did you just say you have an "underclass"? 
: '''Moira:''' Why yes.  I believe it's important to know all levels of your society if it is to be well run...  

: '''Alexandra:''' maybe you don't know everything about your realm...  
: '''Moira:''' It is possible that some part of Rebma may be made of oatmeal.  I've only lived here for thousands of years.  
: '''Alexandra:''' You get into habits of thinking...  you can't know everything...  
: '''Moira:''' Yes.  This is why I have spies.  
: '''Alexandra:''' ...  
: '''Moira:''' Every revolution I've ever seen has killed a lot of innocent people.  I'm not in this for the power, you know.  

Meanwhile, Manfred is out on the battlefield where he is fighting with assaulting squid, leading a commando squad of the primarily female Rebman corps.  On a raid he leads, Manfred rescues a suitably grateful Rebman man named Virgil.  He explains that he's not really a soldier -- he's part of the Men's Auxiliary Corps (MAC) of the Rebman army.  They flirt.  

: '''Manfred:''' I like the uniform.
: '''Virgil:''' Thanks, i designed it myself...
: '''John:''' I think we can draw a curtain over the further scene...
: '''Madeline:''' Okay.  You debrief him.
: ''everyone groans''

The next day, Moira, Alexandra, and Manfred have lunch together.  Informed by Alexandra that Manfred plans a revolution, Moire is cold.  Manfred is equally cold to Alexandra in particular when he realizes that his confidence has been broken.  Manfred talks to Moire about constitutional monarchies, voting, and freedom.  (Liz notes that if Hector were to be overhearing this, which he wasn't, he would have thought Manfred is actually talking about chaos.)