No, no, I'm not a ruler of any sort. I am... a manifestation of sorts of what the citizen of France consider French. Thus, I am France.



A republic is rather the opposite of having a king or a ruler that the people and nobles swear themselves to and who controls the land completely. In a republic, the citizens of a nation elect their heads of state and also others to represent them in government. In its perfect form, the republic should serve the people and be controlled by the people for their benefit.

Of course, it doesn't completely work out that way. Just because I've escaped the trappings of court life doesn't mean I've escaped bureaucracy.