The earlier spending could've been real and the emergency could still have been invented. Those are separate claims. That's where I'd focus the discussion of what evidence was available.

I'd like the next project to budget for a short expansion from the start. New characters in an existing setting would be enough for me. Extra map space would matter less than another good story.

I'd also want the same breakdown across repeated pulses. The direct conversion mechanism is interesting enough to discuss on its own, as long as we're clear about which numbers were measured.

A fighter could still need someone in the corner at short notice. I'd want the coach to be clear about which parts of the preparation they actually know, rather than imply they've overseen it.

The surviving evidence matters here. Kaldellis says we lack the meeting records and even the complete edict. I'd rather compare the available explanations with those gaps visible than give the story one confident motive.

Northern resolve also had to be sustained through actual events. I'd examine election debates alongside the military chronology. That would help show when people believed the war was becoming more or less winnable.

I'd keep the exercises short enough to repeat and change the starting note. Otherwise I might end up recognizing one familiar example. Beato's distinction between hearing notes together and separately gives me two things to test.