conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Claire and I were searched, then received our wands from an attendant, since obviously, we needed our wands to do our jobs. We could use magic without wands, but nowhere near as proficiently. Naturally, our wands were also blessed, as we’d had a number of run-ins with demons since coming to the empire.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  The Bauer dignitaries were searched after us, among them Thane, Dole, and Mr. Torrid. A few people were accompanying them for secretarial purposes, but those three formed the main contingent, while Claire and I served as their escorts.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  After the Bauer dignitaries were searched, the dignitaries from Sousse and the Alpes followed. Among the Sousse dignitaries was Manaria, and among the Alpes dignitaries were William and Lene.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  Manaria’s presence was a given, but it was a surprise to see Lene—formerly an exiled vagabond without a country to call her own—attending an international conference as an advisor of sorts. It felt like destiny had brought us back together again, but I knew it was her hard work that had made this possible.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  The empire’s staff led the three groups to the venue. Flowers and paintings lined the corridor, meant to engage guests throughout the walk. Few of us felt inclined to appreciate them, however, with somber looks on our faces as our thoughts fixed on the conference ahead.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "We have arrived." The attendant pushed open the door.
conversations.prefix: Attendant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  My eyes fought to adjust to the blinding light for a moment. Once they did, a large round table came into view.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “You’ve come. I am Dorothea Nur. Let this conference be productive.” The attendees from the empire were already seated, and Dorothea greeted us as their representative. As with the conference with the pope, she kept her words short and succinct.
conversations.prefix: Attendant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Please be seated,” the attendant instructed us.
conversations.prefix: Attendant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  The three groups obeyed. In all—with the entrance situated to the south—we sat at the table with Bauer to the east, Sousse to the west, Nur to the south, and the Alpes to the north. In Japan, we had something called kamiza, or the seat of honor, where the distinguished guest sat furthest from the entrance, but it appeared that wasn’t a custom in this world. Perhaps that was why they used a round table, so nobody would argue about who got what seat.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “I would like to get straight to the point, as I’m not one for wasting time. Any objections?” Dorothea said, scanning the table.
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  No one objected. And so, the summit finally began.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Let’s get to the point. What are your demands?” The first to get the ball rolling was Dorothea, barreling through with her own brand of logic.
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “We ask but one thing."
conversations.prefix: Manaria:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Cease your aggression and start working toward peace.” Instead of the Royal Academy uniform I was so used to seeing her in, she wore a dark-blue suit jacket with gray slacks—looking killer as she broke gender norms.
conversations.prefix: Manaria:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Hmm…” Dorothea frowned.
conversations.prefix: Dorothea: