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Thank you.

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Yes. Traitor.

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Well?

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Beg pardon, sir. It's the man.

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Been some talk.

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Talk?

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That his majesty's dying, sir.

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He is?

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Tell the man the king's wound will soon
heal.

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He's in no danger.

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How is the young fool?

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Suffering more from shock than anything
else, I think.

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Did he eat at all?

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No.

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I warned him against that devil, Hensar.

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Colonel, I think the men should be told.

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They saw what happened. They know Hensar
attacked him.

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They must realize by now it's Michael
who means the king harm.

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If they should believe for one second
that Brassendale's not the king, we're

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finished. They won't take kindly to
being tricked.

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Are you in pain?

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How long have I been asleep?

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Some hours.

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And the courier? The courier has been
dispatched. He should be in Streltsal by

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now. And Hentha?

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Hentha was not mentioned.

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The report simply says you suffered in a
hunting accident. Nothing more.

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Now lie back. You must rest.

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Hurry.

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Water? Grog, sir.

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In that case...

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No more has ever been asked of you,
lads, than to prove your devotion to the

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king should the occasion arise.

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I think you all know that moment has
come.

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Aye, sir, and we'll read it.

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When you were chosen for this exercise,
you were informed that a friend of the

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king's was being forcibly confined
within the castle of Zender, and that

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rescue was the objective of this
expedition.

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Well, that was only half the truth.

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Today isn't the first time an attempt
has been made on the king's life.

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Black Michael.

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Black Michael, indeed.

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And that's the rest of the truth.

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The king's main desire is that we should
help him to carry into effect certain

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steps against his brother.

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Feed him to the pigs, we hope.

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The exact nature of what has to be done
needn't concern you.

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But make no mistake about it.

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This is war.

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And the king's life is at stake.

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It's just that I feel Rupert enjoys it
all too much.

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He'd sooner cut a man's throat than play
cards.

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He'd sooner ruin a woman than do either.

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Come now, Fred, you're the best. You
never kill the man in open fire. No way,

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John, you're mistaken.

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I do believe he once tried to stab an
ape in his sleep.

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Are you sure it was an ape?

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I heard a woman.

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And she certainly wasn't asleep.

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And she certainly wasn't a dagger, eh,
Bertrand?

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Ah, I thought Bertrand was asleep.

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Is Madame not to join us tonight?

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She attends our prisoner.

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And Rupert too?

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Gentlemen, I wish you good night.

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care, my friend.

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You are not indispensable.

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What is he waiting for?

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If the play actor is dead, is there any
reason why the king should remain alive?

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Only that damned English imposter stood
between Michael and the throne. If the

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play actor is dead, how can we be sure
Hensau's dagger hit the right spot?

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By going now to find out. Not by waiting
for some official bullet from Hensau.

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Whether Rathendil's dead or alive, that
hunting lodge would be better guarded

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now than a fortress.

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The sap's no fool.

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With the king's life hanging in the
balance, he's not likely to make

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death public, is he? One thing's
certain.

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Hence, Sire's attack will make them
think twice about putting their heads in

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lion's den.

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Let me be.

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Let me die.

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Must I rot out my life in this cell? Why
don't you kill me?

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Hush, Sire.

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Hush.

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You're very kind, Madame.

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Save all your strength, Your Majesty.

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When help arrives, you must be ready.

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Well, sir, if you've had enough of the
latest society, we shall leave you to

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repose.

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But first, you must fasten these little
ornaments.

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Oh, really? Is that necessary?

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I'm too weak even to leave the bed
unaided. I could release him. Please do.

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For a favour.

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Good night, sir.

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A kiss?

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Taken, perhaps.

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Never given.

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You really prefer that dullard, Michael?

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You're infinitely charming, Rupert.

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Good -looking, too, and young.

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Must be because I'm in love with you,
Master, that I find you quite repellent.

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Oh, dearest, I'm very tired.

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What does he mean to you?

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I've told you before, he means nothing
to me at all.

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You expect me to believe that?

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He means as little to me as the Princess
Flavia does to you.

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Have you anything to say to her before I
leave?

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I'm dying by inches here.

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If heaven's name kill me, I can't have
done with it. I'd be only too happy to

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oblige that.

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I'm afraid the Duke doesn't desire your
death just yet.

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When he does, behold your pathway to
heaven.

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That is an improvement on Jenkins'
Ladder. No common route for Your

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A pretty private passage where the
vulgar won't stay.

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Sleep well, Your Majesty.

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Who knows?

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You may wake in paradise.

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Oh!

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Too late for you to go tonight.

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But you must leave at dawn as soon as
the door bridge is lowered. If anyone

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should stop you, tell them I have sent
you to the market in Sender for fresh

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herbs. God be with you, Johanna.

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And you, madame.

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What is your name?

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Schmidt, my lord.

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Johann Schmidt.

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Of the Duke's household?

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No, sir. My lord.

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Sir, will do.

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I serve only Madame de Maubon, sir.

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A lady's maid, Johann.

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Has your mistress no women to perform
that function?

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There are no women at the castle, sir.

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Michael, show some sense after all.

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Only my mistress.

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And she sent you here? Yes, sir.

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With a message for His Majesty.

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Attack as soon as you can.

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The king is very weak. For God's sake,
save us from this den of murderers. And

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whose fault brought her there, I'd like
to know.

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Help me up.

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We mean you no harm, Johan.

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We had to be sure.

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You know there is a prisoner in Zender.

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Do you know who he is?

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No,

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sir. Only that he must be of some
importance and a private enemy of the

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His Majesty will join us.

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Is that wise?

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He insists.

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If your Royal Highness would care to
rest in my office, I'll see that the

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carriage is prepared immediately.

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Your Highness, it is not wise.

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I beg you to return with me to the
capital before Duke Michael learns of

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arrival in Zinda. The king has been hurt
in a hunting accident.

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My place is by his side.

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I wish to be alone until the carriage
arrives.

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How many men does he have?

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Well, besides the six bodyguards, sir,
I've seen only four servants.

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Two soldiers guard the drawbridge.

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Are the servants armed? Yes, sir.

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Where do they sleep?

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Here, sir, in the entrance hall. The
duke and my mistress have their quarters

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immediately above.

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And his bodyguard?

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Yes, sir, but two of them guard the
prisoner at all times, day and night.

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In the passageway? Well, one in the
passage outside the cell here, sir, and

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other inside.

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Cunning.

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If the outer door's stormed and the
guard in the passageway killed, the man

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inside the cell still has time to murder
the prisoner.

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He can simply throw him down the well.

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Well? What well?

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There's a trapdoor in the cell, sire,
covering an old well.

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The prisoner will be dead before he
reaches the drawbridge. Not necessarily.

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All this applies to an open attack on
the castle. It's clear we shall have to

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enter by stealth, not force.

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How ill is the prisoner, Johan? Very
weak, sir. My mistress attends to him

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daily. We can expect no help from that
quarter.

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The drawbridge.

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Is it drawn up at night?

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Yes, sir. And the Duke himself holds the
key.

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You're a brave man, Johanna, and you've
done well.

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But you must return at once. We have
need of you in the castle.

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Take this note to your mistress and
charge her for the sake of all our lives

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to fail in what it orders.

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If all goes well, you should live in
prosperity for the rest of your life.

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Now go quickly before your absence from
the castle becomes suspicious.

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Help me to dress, friend.

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Are you strong enough?

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I must show the men that I am.

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I don't think Zap's too happy with your
plan.

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How can we do otherwise?

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The slightest indication of an attack,
Michael will have the king murdered.

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It's your part in it he doesn't like.

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For the first time in my life, Fritz,
fate has given me the opportunity to

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real courage.

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Now, not even Zap will deny me that now.
I've played too passive a role so far.

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Too passive?

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Good Lord, man, you've been crowned king
of the realm. You've been shot in the

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hand, stabbed in the arm, and taken on
three cutthroat swine with a tea table.

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You call that passive?

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That is right.

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If we lose both our kings, what will
become of those of us who are left?

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They will serve Queen Flavia, and I
would to God I could be one of them.

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What a fraud you are.

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The bulletin was so serious, I expected
to find you on your back and fight him

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with death.

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Do you realise you've gravely offended
the medical faculty of Strolzow by not

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calling any of them to your bedside?

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I ordered the Marshal not to let you out
of his sight.

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I'm afraid your orders carried no more
weight than his.

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Our Royal Highness insisted.

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I'm glad she insisted.

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Rudolf, don't send me away, I beg you.

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Let me stay with you.

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Well?

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Well, I'm sorry, Colonel, but she
refuses to return with me.

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Good God, he's not dying. She can see
it's only a scratch. What's the matter

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with her?

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Her Royal Highness is in lounge.

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Well, if I'm going to act as courier, I
must go at once, or the marshal won't

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receive your report till tomorrow.

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Damn it, man, she can't stay here. It's
no place for a woman. No, she insists,

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and so does His Majesty.

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His Majesty.

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Would you defy the princess and the
king?

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Perhaps it's for the best zapped.

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They should be together.

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The people were given to understand that
a marriage ceremony would follow

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immediately after the coronation.

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Damn the people.

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Drive on.

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I hope this won't become a habit.

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First a dog and then a wild boar.

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I think you should prohibit hunting
altogether.

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It's clearly far too dangerous.

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If it finds favour with you, then of
course I shall.

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And was the boar's name Michael?

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It was Hensar.

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Did you spare him?

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Not yet.

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Gentlemen, if you'll forgive me, it's
been a long and tiring day. Good night.

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Captain Baptist feels very angry with
me. He means well.

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He thinks you should have pretended to
tell us all for your own safety.

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Safety?

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I meant comfort, dearest, for your own
comfort. This lodge is quite primitive.

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I have everything I need.

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Sleep sound, dearest, and wake to happy
days.

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To have her with me is like a toast of
heaven to a damned soul.

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Just don't let your snoring keep her
awake for it.

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Perhaps his majesty will consider
something a little more urgent than the

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welfare of his ministering angel.

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Have you forgotten what we're here for?

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No, sir.

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I have not.

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The king is sick.

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The longer he remains in captivity, the
less chance we have of ever seeing him

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again. We must strike a blow now.

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Tonight? Tomorrow.

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We shall leave here at dusk and use the
cover of the woods to the east of the

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castle.

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If all goes well, we shall be there by
midnight.

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We can't abandon the princess without a
guard.

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We can only spare one man.

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If I should fail, you will return at
once to Stralsau with the princess and

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raise an army to march on Zender.

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What is it?

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Fritz?

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Crassendale. In the circumstances, Fritz
will go.

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No. You're wound, man. No, Zapt.
Rudolph, your life is too valuable. It's

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the question.

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Then at least both go. No.

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One man might escape notice to double
the party. Doubles the risk.

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Very well.

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We'll play the game as you planned it.

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But you'll need proper clothing. Wear
something dark and carry a knife. A gun

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would be useless.

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Will you wear this for me?

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Till the day I die.

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And after.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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