conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  The stalls we passed seemed to mainly deal in fresh foods, boasting an array of delicious-looking fruits and vegetables. In a testament to the booming economy, the marketplace was overflowing with people.
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "With a crowd this big, we might get separated. Shall we hold hands?"
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "That’s fine." Claire muttered.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "It’s fine? Then allow me."
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "I. Will. Not!"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Ahhh."
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "You two really are close…"
conversations.prefix: Misha:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "They really are."
conversations.prefix: Lene:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Misha and Lene were accompanying us on our errand. Although the princes were also new members of the Knights, they weren’t given such tasks for obvious reasons, so the job had fallen to us. Claire had wanted to stay behind, too, but we had so much to buy that we pushed her to come along. Of course, she wouldn’t be carrying anything. Her trusty attendant Lene would be doing that for her.
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "And what are we buying?"
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Umm, ten sheets of parchment, twenty sheets of vellum, two bottles of ink, one set of paints, one leather strap, one set of nails, and some tea and biscuits."
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "So, mostly office supplies."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Most of the Academy Knights’ duties are clerical work, after all."
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "The biscuits are the only fun thing on that list."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Yes."
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Let’s buy some new sweets from Broumet!"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Impossible, Miss Claire." Misha flatly rejected Claire’s suggestion.
conversations.prefix: Misha:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Why?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Broumet is too expensive. If you want to shop there, you’ll need to use your own money."
conversations.prefix: Misha:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "How much did I bring today, Lene?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "We didn’t plan on private shopping, so only about one hundred thousand Gold."
conversations.prefix: Lene:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "That’s not enough…"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Think of one Gold as one yen. One hundred thousand yen was a princely sum to a commoner, but mere pocket change for a powerful noble; it wasn’t nearly enough to buy sweets from Broumet.
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Let’s just focus on work today, all right? We can buy sweets next time."
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "I suppose I have no choice," Claire frowned and shrugged her shoulders, looking longingly down the road. Her expression pinched.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Ew…"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  I followed her gaze at that last bit and saw two children dressed in rags, begging for alms. One had a bandage around her leg.
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "There have been more beggars since the conflict with the Nur Empire began." Misha said matter-of-factly.
conversations.prefix: Misha:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "The price of food is rising, too…" Lene said, looking at the children with sympathy.
conversations.prefix: Lene:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "But wages are increasing as well, aren’t they?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Not fast enough. Employers tend to be conservative when raising wages, since it’s difficult to lower them once they’ve gone up."
conversations.prefix: Lene:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Well, that’s their responsibility to bear, isn’t it?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Employers are commoners, too. Life isn’t easy for any of them."
conversations.prefix: Lene:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  Claire stopped talking. It looked like she’d been given something to think about.
conversations.prefix: Ricard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Miss Claire." A familiar voice called.
conversations.prefix: Maid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Oh, it’s you. What a coincidence."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  It was the senior maid of the François household, whom I had met at my job interview.
conversations.prefix: Ricard: