All of King Charles important decisions involve his advisors and are usually decided based on public response. King Charles will not have the support of his people if he does not have their satisfaction. Therefore Charles must do whatever it ta

kes, even if it means he has to sacrifice Joan, in order to prove he is powerful and that he is the rightful king. When Joan first arrives and meets Charles at the castle of Loches, and she tells him of her plans and her mission from God, he acts as if the whole deal is a joke at first. It actually comes to the point where Joan kneels down in front of Charles and "clasps his knees and weep hot tears" (p.72) in order to implore him to believe her. King Charles agrees with Joan because he really has nothing to lose. This girl, claiming to be the Maid of Lorraine, is willing to sacrifice herself to him and do him a favor for nothing in return. Also, the whole idea of the Maid of Lorraine leading Charles's army is enough to get a good amount of the French to support him as well. Charles, as Warner says, is "restless, impatient, devious, and distrustful...but he is not the fool that history has preferred." (p.62) It is true that Charles does not fully trust Joan even after his experience with her at Chinon. Only after a tribunal is Joan allowed to take up her military career. (p.63) This proves that Charles does not really fully invest his trust in her and that there is really not a true connection between the two if Charles has any doubt in Joan. The only time that Charles will outwardly encourage Joan is when she is successful in her battles. In this way, it will seem to the French people that his strategies are the reasons for the victories. For instance, Warner says that "only after her victory at Orleans...the Chroniclers openly agree with her" (p.62) that she has come from God. Charles continues to encourage Joan to complete her mission even after he is crowned the true king of France. It is at this point that Charles can really care less about Joan because she has already accomplished what he needed. The crafty king even makes a treaty with the English and the Burgundians knowing that Joan will violate it. Now that Charles is king, he will have enough support and the right resources to d

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