human
Miklotov:  "If we truly had designs against the empire, then trading the heads of two elders for the emperor himself… Well, one can’t say it’s an unreasonable exchange."
gpt
Bordeaux:  "You’re going to get us in trouble, Master Miklotov."
human
Miklotov:  "Ho-ho-ho. I’m sorry, it rather slipped out." Miklotov was running his fingers thoughtfully through his beard.
gpt
Bordeaux:  He sat beside Miklotov and looked at the soldiers around them. "What do you make of all this, Master Miklotov?"
human
Miklotov:  "Incomprehensible is the word I would choose. Things have taken an unaccountably strange turn—and so quickly."
gpt
Bordeaux:  "Don’t figure the boys we brought along are simply utter fools?"
human
Miklotov:  "If they were, then the fault would lie in the judgment of the captain of the royal guard who chose them, and in ourselves for allowing them to accompany us. I certainly hope that is not the case…but I wouldn’t expect such logic to convince anyone in the empire."
gpt
Bordeaux:  "A general dead and the emperor kidnapped… Hmph, that’s no laughing matter."