Chapter 171 Chapter 171

"I know that," he said curtly, "otherwise I would have told King Shrewd directly about this . "I am not a traitor to the king," I said, a little angrily. "No? Then I ask you, what if Shrewd and Kettricken and the fetus in her womb die, and Verity never comes back, after all our efforts? You'll be eager to take the Is the throne given to the rightful king?" "Emperor?" "In order of succession, yes." "He's not a king, Chade. He's a self-absorbed prince, and always will be. And I'm as much of the far-reaching blood as he is."

"You can say the same about Kettricken's children when the time comes. Do you see what a dangerous path it will be when we put ourselves in our rightful place? You and I have pledged allegiance to House Far Far, and We are nothing more than random accidents. Our allegiance is not just to King Shrewd, and not just to a wise king, but to the rightful monarch of House Far, even if that man is Regal." "Will you serve Emperor Zun?" "I've seen many foolish princes grow wiser with age, and your wishful thinking will only lead to civil war. Farrow and Tirs..."

"Not interested in any wars. They'll say congratulations to us and leave the Maritime Duchy to fend for itself, Regal doesn't always say that." "He may think he believes it. But when he finds that he can no longer buy the fine silk, and that the fine wine of Bingcheng no longer flows through the Buck River for him to taste as he wished, he will Think again. He needs his port cities and will come back for them." "So what do we do? What do I do?" Chade sat down across from me, clasping his freckled hands between his bony knees. "I don't know. Prondi is really in a hurry. If you flatly refuse and accuse him of treason, I think... I dare not say that he will kill you, but don't forget that when the heroine poses a threat to him, he will kill you." The way it was handled was decisive, and this is too much for an old assassin. We need a king."

"That's right." "Can you and Verity transfer again?" "I'm afraid to try. I don't know how to resist Zegu and Duanning, or desire." I sighed. "I'll try, though, and if they're eavesdropping on our technical transfers, Verity will surely notice." Another thing suddenly occurred to me. "Chade, when you flee this place with Kettricken tomorrow night, you must find an opportunity to tell her what happened and convince her of my loyalty." "Oh, those will be reassuring messages for her when she flees back to the mountains. Not tomorrow night, though. I'll pass the word on to her when she's safe, and you've got to try and talk to Verity too. Get in touch, but be careful if someone eavesdrops on your technical transmission. Are you sure they don't know our plan yet?"

I just shook my head. "But I believe the plan is pretty safe so far. I told him at the beginning of Verity and he didn't say until the end that someone was trying to spy on us." "Maybe you should have killed Zegu," Chade grumbled to himself, then laughed at my furious expression. "No, no, calm down, I won't blame you for your self-control. You have to be cautious about the plan you said to Prondi. Once the news leaks, Emperor Zun will have enough reason to wring your neck. If He's restless and reckless, and will try to hang his dukes. Oh no, let's forget about it! The halls of Buckkeep will be red with blood before then. If you managed to It's okay to change the subject before he asks, unless as you said, they may have someone else. Oh well, we can't put the heads of the old on the shoulders of the young. Unfortunately, Regal can Easily remove your young head from your young shoulders." He knelt down to add another piece of wood, and sighed after taking a breath. "Are you all ready?" he asked suddenly.

I am really happy to change the subject. "I'll do my best. Burrich will be on time at the alder grove, where the fox and the dog used to be." Chade rolled his eyes. "How am I going to find that place? Ask the dog fox that passes by?" I smile casually. "Close. Where will you be at Buckkeep?" He was obstinately silent for a moment, the old fox still hated to tell the truth.Finally, he said, "We'll come out of the paddy shed, the third shed from the stable." I nodded slowly. "A gray wolf will meet you there and lead you out of the walls of Buckkeep without the gates."

Chade just stared at me for a while, and I waited for a look of condemnation or disgust, maybe even curiosity.However, the old assassin was indeed experienced and had already learned to hide his feelings.At last he said, "We would be fools if we didn't know how to make good use of the weapons at hand. Is it dangerous to us . . . ?" "He has the same temperament as I do. You don't have to wear wolf weed or feed him mutton, and he'll let you through." Chade and I were as familiar with this old tale. "As soon as you appear, it will come out to guide you, and lead you past the wall to the alder grove, where Burrich will have his horse ready to meet you."

"Will it be a long walk?" I know he is concerned about the king. "It won't take long, but it won't be all at once, and the snow is deep and the road is rough. It's not easy to climb out of the hole in the wall, but it's not impossible. I can Tell Burrich to wait for you inside the walls, but I don't want to draw attention to it. Perhaps the Fool can help you?" "At this stage of things, it seems he must. I don't want to involve anyone else in the scheme, just because our position seems to be getting more and more difficult to defend."

I bowed my head in agreement that what he said was true. "What about you?" I asked further. "I will try my best to finish the task before the time limit. The jester has helped me a lot. He has already arranged clothes and money for the king without anyone noticing. Shrewdness reluctantly agrees to our plan, although he knows it is a plan. It's a great plan, but every detail still makes him feel anxious. After all, Regal is his son, Fitz, and he is his favorite young son. Even if he feels the cruelty of Regal, it is still difficult to tell the prince Threat to his life. You look at his situation: to admit that Regal rebelled is to admit that he misjudged his son. Escaping Buckkeep is even worse, because it not only confirms that Regal rebelled, but also shows that This evasion was his only option. The king was never a coward, and it pained him to run away from the man who should have been most loyal to him, but he had to. As for how I persuaded him ?I admit that I mostly said that without his approval, Kettricken's children would have a hard time succeeding to the throne." Chade sighed. "I did my best to prepare and prepare the potion, and it was all packed."