conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "I mean, you don’t really believe the empire can keep going if it continues making enemies at this rate, right? If we’re ever to reconcile, now is the time." William said, half-joking and half-serious.
conversations.prefix: William:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "I see no reason to. The empire has strength to spare.”
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "So you say, but the rest of us are prepared to join hands and fight if need be." Thane replied concisely, face fixed in its usual dour expression.
conversations.prefix: Thane:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Our kingdom still hasn’t forgotten the underhanded schemes you subjected us to during our revolution."
conversations.prefix: Thane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Humph. All is fair in war. Or were you under the false impression that those schemes were carried out because we were weak?”
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  The air grew charged between them. This was exactly why I hated politics. Just watching made my stomach churn. Never in a million years would I have gotten involved if I hadn’t had my daughters and Claire to think about. Of course, Claire’s opinion on the subject differed.
conversations.prefix: I:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Besides, Bauer isn’t one to shy from scheming either, are you?”
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “What do you mean to say?”
conversations.prefix: Thane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Did you not try to entice my soldiers to revolt? I’m not as blind as you’d like to believe.” She was talking about the now-abandoned coup d’état headed by Adelina and her fellows.
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  I didn’t object, not wanting to out their identities, but I didn’t like Dorothea framing the coup as something Bauer had tried to instigate.
conversations.prefix: I:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “What’s that? You’re such a poor leader, you can’t even keep your own army in check?” William cut in as the situation turned precarious.
conversations.prefix: William:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Why, you—”
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Aha ha ha! Hey, now, it’s just a joke! But really, I think it’s best you leave the baseless accusations at that.” On the surface, William’s words sounded like simple buffoonery, but I could tell he was skillfully maneuvering the conversation.
conversations.prefix: William:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  I could see why Dole trusted him so.
conversations.prefix: I:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “You mean to say it’s a coincidence that a coup d’état was planned for the very same day you all just so happened to be in my empire?”
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “No, no, I doubt that’s a coincidence at all. That’s probably the way they figured they could best get at you, Dorothea.”
conversations.prefix: William:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Is that right? But from my perspective, it’s plain as day that Bauer tried to spur those fools to rebellion.”
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Uh-huh, and let me guess: You’re going to torture one of those fools until they tell you what you want to hear?”
conversations.prefix: William:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “That’s not a bad idea. Then I could even go public and demand reparations.”
conversations.prefix: Dorothea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Sure, take credit for putting out the fire you started.”
conversations.prefix: William:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  While roundabout, the conversation was tense—one slip and we would have a full-scale conflict on our hands. Still, I found myself surprised. I hadn’t thought Dorothea had the patience to talk at such length. Perhaps I’d been unfair to call her a child given too much power.
conversations.prefix: I:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Let’s leave the jokes at that, if you would.”
conversations.prefix: Dole: