human
Chisha:  “You never got to exchange currency, did you, the way you went rushing past that guard post? Guess that’d stand out, for sure.”
gpt
Chisha:  “And it led to your undoing. Perhaps I should give you some credit for maturing a little… At least you bothered to come up with a cover story for why you were here.”
human
Cecils:  “No, that was no cover—I am here for the Sword Saint. Both stories are true.” Cecils could have just as easily let it go without that bit of clarification; Ferris and Chisha had just been coming around to him. Now his fellow general was staring daggers at him again; the empire’s greatest warrior hugged his swords and shrank down.
gpt
Julius:  “But that doesn’t clear everything up. It was perfectly logical to think Chisha was here after Cecils, so how did you know, Julius?”
human
Julius:  “Simple enough. If Master Cecils were the runaway, Master Chisha and one other person would never have been able to apprehend him. There could only be one outcome against Volakia’s strongest swordsman—it’s the same problem you and I had.”
gpt
Chisha:  “Ahhh… Meow it makes sense.” The spirit mage nodded.
human
Julius:  “Embarrassing though it is to admit, I am not such a fine fighter myself, and Cecils would certainly defeat me in the blink of an eye were we to come to blows. His Majesty may order what he wishes, but the impossible remains impossible.”
gpt
Cecils:  “Ah! Chisha, you’re showing weakness! I will have to report this to the emperor! To think, a general of the empire mewling like a little baby! Oh, the shame!”
human
Chisha:  “…I’m sorry to say that if anyone is in for a serious scolding when we get back to the empire, it’s you, Cecils.”
gpt
Cecils:  “Why me? !” wailed the Blue Lightning of Volakia, but his fellow general replied only with an irritated look. The easy tone of the exchange suggested they were not merely fellows in arms, but good friends. Perhaps Chisha was supporting Cecils’s endeavors, in his own way.
human
Julius:  “Much as my own friends shore up my shortcomings…”
gpt
Cecils:  “There you go again, Julius, always putting yourself down. They call you The Finest—you could afford to act like you believe it sometimes!”
human
Julius:  “It’s a title I hardly deserve anyway. In any event, I strongly suspected that Master Cecils’s secret goal, and Master Chisha’s stated one, were one and the same. Considering how Master Chisha’s alleged partner never materialized, it made sense to assume that was the role Master Cecils was meant to fill.” That was as much as Julius had grasped about the situation, although he had understood it quite thoroughly.
gpt
Chisha:  Chisha nodded as he explained
human
Cecils:  Cecils laughed uproariously.