"Is the situation really that serious?"
"It's more than serious, it's life-threatening."
Victor pulled Arthur into a small alley by the road, lighting a cigarette with a match: "Brother, the state of Paris is far more complicated than you imagine. Although on the surface there are only the Royalists and the republicans, within the Royalists, there are those who support the current government, the Orleans Party, those who support the Old Royal Family, the Legitimate Dynasty, and those who support Napoleon's family, the Bonaparte Party. Meanwhile, within the republicans, there are the Feuillants composed of Nobility and large factory owners, the Girondins mainly consisting of intellectuals and small bankers, and the Jacobin Party mainly made up of artisans, workers, and peasants. Even within the Jacobin Party, you can identify smaller factions like the Sans-culottes and the Beggars' faction."
