conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Their territory is where the trafficking took place."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "O-oh, right. Th-then we’re going to arrest Baron Barlier?"
conversations.prefix: Lilly:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "No, not yet."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Why not?"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Baron Barlier is too close to Marquess Achard. If we arrest Baron Barlier, Marquess Achard will just pin everything on him and get away scot-free."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "H-how troubling…" Clément was thorough. There was no doubt he’d already laid the groundwork he needed to shift the blame.
conversations.prefix: Lilly:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Then why bother visiting House Barlier?"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "We may not be able to arrest him, but we can arrange for the Baron to cooperate in secret by negotiating a plea deal like Rae did before."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "I-I see!" Baron Patrice Barlier was close to Clément, so he was likely to have useful information for us—especially since his territory was the one being used for the human trafficking. If we offered him a reduced sentence in exchange for evidence on Clément, we might find the last piece we needed to bring this all to a close.
conversations.prefix: Lilly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "But…are you sure about this, Miss Claire?"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Why wouldn’t I be?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "House Barlier is the house of your friend, Lady Pepi."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "…And what does that have to do with anything?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Even if House Barlier’s punishment can be reduced with a plea bargain, human trafficking is a serious crime. There will be no avoiding them losing their title, at the very least." In other words, she was asking if I could remain committed to justice even if it meant losing a dear friend.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "You don’t think I already understand that?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "…So you’re prepared for whatever may come?"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "I am. It’s true that Pepi may come to hate me…but she is a noble of the house of Bauer too. She will accept her fate. I have faith in the strength of her character." She might resent me, of course. But even so, I had to do what I had to do. If I faltered here, how could I ever hope to convict my own father?
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "I-I don’t understand…"
conversations.prefix: Lilly:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "H-how can you be so righteous, even if it means ruining your own friend?" I was confused by her question. Was being righteous not the obvious choice?
conversations.prefix: Lilly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "I think what Miss Lilly is trying to ask is how you can be so strict…especially when your position would ­allow you to be lenient if you so wished."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Showing favoritism would make us no different from the very corrupt nobles we pursue."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "If I am to believe myself righteous, then I must be impartial."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "…E-even if that means you’ll have to convict your own father?" I hesitated for a moment before answering.
conversations.prefix: Lilly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "…Even then." At this point in our investigation, it was almost certain that Salas and my father were corrupt. Lilly seemed to be on the fence regarding whether or not she should proceed, though. Did she have what it took to arrest her own father?
conversations.prefix: Claire: