conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  His true identity was the alter ego of Lilly, created by Salas’s magic. “Leave it at that, Alter. There’s no point in explaining anything to these two when they’ll soon be dead.”
conversations.prefix: Alter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Salas! How dare you show yourself here?”
conversations.prefix: Salas:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Ah, Dole. I’ll miss you, you know. The world needs capable politicians like you.”
conversations.prefix: Salas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Spare me,” my father spat.
conversations.prefix: Father:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Salas smiled calmly. “No, I mean it. I really do. Though, I suppose it’s true I’ll be more relieved than anything to see you gone. You always were a bit of a thorn in my side, weren’t you?”
conversations.prefix: Salas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Salas… Do you understand what you’re doing? You’re selling out your own people for your ambitions.”
conversations.prefix: Father:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Salas sneered.
conversations.prefix: Salas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  My father, by contrast, maintained his earnest politician’s face the whole time. He wanted to stop whatever Salas was plotting. It was my father who put the revolution in motion, but it was not in his design for the Nur Empire to take advantage of it. “Why should I care about the people of Bauer? All my politicking has been for my own sake, not theirs. And I’ll have both Bauer and Nur dancing in the palm of my hands soon enough,”
conversations.prefix: Father:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “…You’re incorrigible. Not being able to bring you down was my greatest failure.”
conversations.prefix: Father:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Ha ha, say whatever you like. There’s nothing you can do at this point. Or would you like to challenge me now, alongside your daughter?” Salas darted his red eyes tauntingly at us.
conversations.prefix: Salas:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Why you—”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Don’t, Claire. Ignore his cheap provocations. He may be weak, but the same can’t be said for his experiment there.”
conversations.prefix: Father:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Heh heh. Why, how mighty kind of you.” Alter bowed like a performer would.
conversations.prefix: Alter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “What do you intend to do with us then, Salas?” my father asked. “Hand us over to the Nur Empire?”
conversations.prefix: Father:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “No, no. Your heads aren’t worth that much. I’ll have you two executed as symbols of the old order.”
conversations.prefix: Salas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  Executed. The word made me grow pale. Belatedly, I realized how real this all was. I was going to die.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Oh? Is something the matter, Claire? You’ve come a bit too far to start fearing death all of a sudden, don’t you think?” Salas’s taunting was insufferable, but he was right. Suddenly, I was afraid of death. If I were lucky, I’d be beheaded. That would be over quickly. But I could just as well be burned alive. I trembled at the thought of the agony. “No matter how brave you might pretend to be, you’re just a child. You can’t help but fear death. Perhaps I should be merciful and grant you an alternative.” He grinned. “Become my puppet, like Alter, and I’ll let you live.”
conversations.prefix: Salas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Wha—don’t be ridiculous!” I shouted, incensed at the idea. I wouldn’t work for Salas, no matter what terms he offered. …But with my life hanging in the balance, I had to admit I found the offer ever so slightly tempting. As a noble, that hurt my pride.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  He laughed, seeming genuinely amused.
conversations.prefix: Salas: