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"Is it so very dangerous, then?" you enquire, hoping to learn a
little. "Whilst you are very popular with the common people, Highness, the
Black Duke has many spies in the city. If one of them was to recognise
you, you might well either be kidnapped or fall victim to an assassin."
You realise that being of the royal blood, assuming that you really are,
may not be as comfortable as you had imagined.
You are passing along a broad thoroughfare. With dusk falling, there are not that many people about. You notice a few men and women hurrying about their business. Those who are slaves, of either sex, are easily recognisable by how little they wear: outfits similar to yours for the women, loincloths and sandals for the men. You see a building at the end of the thoroughfare that is even more beautiful and imposing than the norm. Its turrets glow silver in the last of the evening light. You assume that this is the palace and is where you are headed. However, whilst you are still a quarter-mile short of your destination:
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