Floya paused, her teacup still on her lips. "Maybe I'll have to do it myself to make things work. ”

She added with a smile. Filin's eyes widened, but her expression was serious.

Then the conversation was lighthearted, and he promised to do his best to help Floya find a prescription, mostly of herbs she had made up, and Filin believed he understood what she meant.

As he got up and retreated to his room, he wondered how he could stop Etro from making plans before she could do anything. That's a great problem.

Before Filin could take all the latches and lock the door, he felt a gust of wind behind him, and when he turned around, he saw that the entrance to Etro's room was open.

Filin climbed the stairs tiredly, eager to get a good night's sleep, but he also knew that he would not be able to close his eyes even when he lay down.

As soon as Filin entered Etro's room, he smelled the tempting smell of food and immediately realized that he was hungry, and Etro was already sitting at the small table waiting.

"Sit down and eat. He said briefly. "People have to talk about what to do. ”

After taking two bites of the meat pie, Filin asked gently, "How long do you think people can keep Crick in this room and go undetected?"

Filin chewed and swallowed his food. "I never figured out where to get into this room. Filmin calmly noted.

"Oh, but they do exist, and food and other everyday items come and go, and some people are aware of it, but they don't quite know what they know.

Firin's room was connected to some of the rooms in the castle, where he often stored his belongings.

While Lady Thyme was still alive, the supplies of food and clothing for her would make Filin's life much better than it was now. ”

"How will you live after Your Majesty leaves for the Commercial Beach?" asked Filin.

"I'm afraid it won't be like this. Undoubtedly, some errands could not be carried out according to established procedures, if other routines persisted.

However, the current stock of food is dwindling, and one wonders why supplies are being hoarded in the ruins of the castle, but people are now talking about the well-being of Crick, not about the Flin's. ”

"It's up to the king to disappear without a trace. If Your Majesty thinks that he has left the castle in the usual way, then you may be able to let him hide here for a while, but if His Majesty knows that he is still in Fort Stag, he will do anything to find him.

I suspect he will send someone with a hammer to knock down the wall of the king's bedroom. ”

"It's straightforward, but it works. Etro agreed.

"Have you helped the king find safety in Vilotro or Violet?"

"So fast? Of course not.

People had to hide him here, because it could take days, or even weeks, to get ready to settle there, and then smuggle him out of the castle. This meant that people were looking for people who were taking bribes and knew when they would be guarding the gates.

Unfortunately, the people who took bribes to do this will later make the matter public because of the bribes, unless they have an accident. He looked at Film.

"Don't worry about that yet, there are other ways to sneak out of Fort Buck. Filin told him, thinking about the way his wolf companion had used. "People have another problem, and that's Floya.

If she doesn't know people's plans soon, she'll take matters into her own hands, and her thoughts coincide with yours, and tonight she proposes to send Creek to the mountains for safety. ”

"A pregnant woman and an elderly patient are on a journey on the winter solstice? Etro paused, "However, this is a surprise plan, Your Majesty will never run to that road to find someone." Besides, the migration of His Majesty is heading towards the Buck River, and it would be difficult for an additional woman and her sick father to attract attention. ”

"But it's still ridiculous. Filin protested, not liking the look in Etro's interested eyes at all. "Who's going to be with them?"

"Borges. This prevents him from drinking out of boredom and taking his own life, as well as helping them with the horses and other things. Will he go?"

"You know he will," Filin replied reluctantly, "but Crick can't afford such a difficult journey. ”

"It's much easier for him to get through this journey than it is to deal with His Majesty. Wherever he was, what was eating away at him would continue to ruin his life. His brow furrowed even tighter.

"But he couldn't tell why the thing that was eating away at him had gotten worse lately. ”

"The cold climate and the difficult journey didn't do him any good. ”

"There will be inns on some sections, and he can help them pay for them. Creek's appearance has changed a lot, so people hardly have to worry about him being recognized.

But the queen is more difficult to deal with, because only a few women have the same skin color and height as her, but she can increase her waistline by wearing heavy clothes, and then wrap her in a headscarf, and ......"

"You're not serious, are you?"

"Tomorrow night," he replied, "people will have to act tomorrow night, for then the effect of the hypnotic agent that Filmin had given Kerry to overcome will wear off."

His Majesty's plot to murder the Queen may not begin until she embarks on her journey to the Commercial Beach, but once His Majesty has control over her, there will be many accidents on the journey: barges capsized on frozen rivers, loose horses, and rotting meat.

If his Assassins were half as good as the people, his plan would have succeeded. ”

"Your Majesty's assassins?"

Etro looked at Filin with pity. "Do you think that the princes of the people would deign to take the lead and smear lard and soot on the steps himself?

"Kaidon. Filmin blurted out.

"Well, it's clearly not her. No, it should be a shy, gentle and stable person. It would be nice if people could find him.

Oh, so on! People put this aside for now, even though it would be a great challenge to sneak up on another Assassin. ”

"Desire. Filmin said calmly.

"What do you want?" he asked.

Filming quickly and quietly mentioned the man to him, and his eyes widened as he listened.

"It's a trick. He said admiringly. "It's strange that no one has ever thought of an assassin who knows arcane spells. ”

Perhaps Crick thought of it. Filmin said calmly. "But maybe his assassins didn't learn to ......"

Etro leaned back in his chair. "I have doubts about it. He said speculatively.

Crick's tone was tight, and even Filmin didn't know if he thought so. But I don't think I'm just a spy at the moment. He's definitely tough, and you'll have to be on your toes, but Filin doesn't think people need to worry about him being an assassin. ”

He cleared his throat, "Oh, so on! The first priority is to hasten the escape, they must escape from the king's chambers, and you must lure all the guards away again." ”

"...... at the Crown Prince's Succession Ceremony"

"No, people can't wait that long. I have to leave tomorrow night, and I can't delay it any longer. You don't have to spend a lot of time dealing with them, he only needs a few minutes. ”

"People have to wait! or the whole scheme will not be carried out at all.

You want Filin to get the queen and Borges ready by tomorrow night, which is tantamount to letting them know of your presence, and Borges also needs time to prepare the horses and supplies......"

"Don't prepare any good horses, just some old and useless ones, or they will soon attract attention. In addition, people had to prepare palanquins for the king. ”

"There are a lot of old horses, because these are the only horses left of the people. However, Borges did not want the king and queen to ride on these old horses. ”

"He had to ride a mule himself. They had to dress up like ordinary people, and they couldn't go inland with any money. People don't want to attract robbers to get in the way. ”

Filmin scoffed at the image of Borges riding a mule. "It can't be like this," said Filmin calmly, "there is simply not enough time. Be sure to wait until the night of the Crown Prince's succession ceremony, when everyone will be downstairs for the gala. ”

"What needs to be done can be done. Etro emphasized, then sat and pondered for a moment. "Perhaps you are right, Your Majesty cannot allow the King to be absent during the ceremony.

If he wasn't there, no coastal duke would have believed it, so even if there was nothing else, His Majesty would have allowed Kerry to tame him with painkillers.

Very well, then, the night after tomorrow, and, if you have to talk to me to-morrow, put some bitter bark in your fireplace. Don't put too much, he doesn't want to be smoked, but the portion should be plentiful, and he will open the door as soon as he smells it. ”

"The servant will want to go with the king. Filmin reminded himself slowly.

"No, it doesn't. Etro said decisively. "He can't disguise himself as someone else, and he only increases the risk if he goes along. Besides, he had to stay and help the people with this retreat. ”

"I don't think that's going to make him change his mind. ”

"Hand over the servant to me, and he will make him understand that the king must disappear from here cleanly in order to save his life. One must create some kind of 'atmosphere' that makes the disappearance of the king and queen look unlike...... Oh, so be it! Give that part to Film, and he'll make them not want to break the wall.

As for the queen, it was much simpler, she had to retire from the ceremony early, declare that she would sleep well, send all the maids who served her, and say that no one was to disturb her unless she summoned them.

If all goes well, people can get Crick and Floya on a good trip that night. He smiled kindly at Filin. "Well, he thought that's what people can plan.