Day 103: War of God

We've arrived in 16th century France, a period that is not one of the more commonly known spatial-temporal periods in history, at least to my understanding, but the basics are uncomfortably familiar. The Huguenots are being oppressed by their Catholic overlords, due to them believing slightly different things to eachother. The natural defense to this is subjugation. Which would be funny, if it weren't true, because we know that people all over the world are being subjugated because of their beliefs, their lack of beliefs or indeed just their general way of life. But sometimes, we can find hope. Charles Preslin is a character who was almost certainly invented for this story, but he is important nonetheless. He's an apothecary who is being ridiculed for his work in discovering little creatures that cause illnesses, and he is being shamed for his work. So when he meets the Doctor, he does not wish to see anyone, but upon discovering that work is being done in Germany in order to further develop his research, and that these things will soon have a name, germs, he finds hope. Because sometimes, even in the darkest periods, hope can still be found. Whether it will stay is another matter entirely.