human
Now Caesar will withdraw again, she said.
gpt
He no longer moves north--but slowly southward. The next Imperial rampart will be below us, and we shall be free!
human
You are mad, her grandfather said.
gpt
Under Roman rule, we are safe. What can we expect from these Pictish barbarians?
human
I should rather be occasionally robbed by my cousins than taxed to death by strangers,
gpt
But the Romans are civilized!
human
Their civilization stands on slavery, she replied.
gpt
I'd rather be a free barbarian. The Romans are doomed.
human
This is revolt! the headman said.
gpt
In the name of freedom, you deliver us into the hands of the Picts--you are a traitor to your own people!
human
The Picts won't stay, she said.
gpt
They never do; they hate farming. What does it matter if they burn the village and steal some of the farm animals? It will come to less than what you would have to pay in taxes to Caesar.
human
Caesar's men will return, said her grandfather,