conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  I’m no longer a noble. No status, no prestige, no assets—all I have is an education no longer fit for my station and meaningless pride. How much longer could you love such a person…?”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Oh, Miss Claire…”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  How could I have not noticed? Some part of me wanted to believe Claire had grown accustomed to her new life. But she was a former noble—and a high-ranking one at that. Of course she would have insecurities about becoming an ordinary citizen. All this time I’d spent telling myself I was supporting her—did I ever stop to really look at what she was feeling?
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Miss Claire, everything’s going to be okay.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Rae…” I stood and hugged Claire from behind, trying to ease her worries, even if just a bit. “Even if you’re not a noble anymore, my feelings for you are unchanging. I didn’t fall in love with you because you’re a noble.” I spoke from the heart.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I know… That’s just how you are. But what about your family? What about Lene or Misha?”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Miss Claire…” To her, being a noble was a way of life—one she’d once quite literally chosen to die for. She welcomed her new life with me, but it didn’t change the fact that one of the pillars she’d founded her identity on had disappeared.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Miss Claire, you should run for election.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Huh? Rae, what are you talking about? We’re discussing our wedding right n—”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I know. But I have a feeling if we hold a wedding as you are now, you’ll regret it.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Why?”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “What you need right now is a new way of life. Something to give you purpose, something that’ll guide you. Until you find that, these worries will stay with you.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Claire grew silent. Something told me she’d already been aware she was searching for a new pillar to lean on in her life. I wouldn’t lie—I kind of wanted to be that pillar. Somewhere in me was a dark desire to lavish my affections on a version of Claire that was completely emotionally dependent on me. But that wouldn’t be right for her. If, by some odd chance, I were to die, then she would truly be left with nothing to support her. I couldn’t allow that to happen.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I think…I understand what you’re trying to say,” Claire murmured after a long silence. Her face lit up as her determination gradually returned.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “So how about it?” I asked.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “No. I’m not running for election.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Huh?”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  Claire smiled at my confusion. “I think joining the new government as a politician would be respectable work, one that could give my life new meaning.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “So why not do it?”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Because it wouldn’t be right. If I, a symbol of the old system, were to take office, then the revolution would have no meaning.” I had no good counter. Examining the history of the world would show you many examples of former government officials staying in power after revolutions or coups.
conversations.prefix: Claire: