Стража! Стража!

           "Right,then,"saidBrotherWatchtowergrudgingly."Fairenough.Butattheessentialmoment,seeyourgenuinekingsthrowbacktheircloakandsay’Lo!’andtheiressentialkingnessnessshinesthrough."

           "How,exactly?"saidBrotherDoorkeeper.

           "-mightofgotthebloodofkings,"mutteredBrotherDunnykin."GotnorightsayingImightnothavegotthebloodof-"

           "Look,itjustdoes,okay?Youjustknowitwhenyouseeit."

           "Butbeforethatthey’vegottosavethekingdom,"saidBrotherPlasterer.

           "Oh,yes,"saidBrotherWatchtowerheavily."That’sthemainthing,isthat."

           "Whatfrom,then?"

           "-gotasmuchrightasanyonetomighthavethebloodofkings-’’

           "ThePatrician?"saidBrotherDoorkeeper.

           BrotherWatchtower,asthesuddenauthorityonthewaysofroyalty,shookhishead.

           "IdunnothatthePatricianisathreat,exactly,"hesaid."He’snotyouractualtyrant,assuch.Notasbadassomewe’vehad.Imean,hedoesn’tactuallyoppress.’’

           "Igetoppressedallthetime,"saidBrotherDoorkeeper."MasterCritchley,whereIwork,heoppressesmemorning,noonandnight,shoutingatmeandeverything.Andthewomaninthevegetableshop,sheoppressesmeallthetime."