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So who's the new king of France?
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
Looks at the United States government as a citizen
I'll take my chances.
I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!
I order you to shut up, peasant!
Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! — HELP! HELP! I’m being repressed!
To be fair, it would be quite hard to do worse than the entrenched 2-party FPTP + gerrymandered electoral college bullshit system we have now.
“Hold my beer!”
— America
Nah, it's an automatic emergency response to the recent election.
I appears he had a disagreement with the locals and some people lost their heads
The house of Orléans still exist, they’re just not allowed to rule lol
Sounds reasonable, France certainly does seem to be in urgent need for a hero of legend.
The Stone of Tear will never fall, till Callandor is wielded by the Dragon’s hand. The Stone of Tear will never fall, till the People of the Dragon come.
Into the heart he thrusts his sword, into the heart, to hold their hearts. who draws it out shall follow after, What hand can grasp that fearful blade?
And it was written that no hand but his should wield the Sword held in the Stone, but he did draw it out, like fire in his hand, and his glory did burn the world. Thus did it begin. Thus do we sing his Rebirth. Thus do we sing the beginning.
It looks like a bank pen, just challenging any wielder to take it.
Now what the hell? How was the sword put into the rock 100 feet up 1300 years ago?
I mean humans didn’t just spontaneously develop the ability to climb mountains 500 years ago or something.
Was it by Stefano Ghisolfi after climbing Excalibur?