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Uh, that would be the one.
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I wouldn't have thought
she'd be missed, but as luck
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would have it, she turned out to be
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a favorite of my Uncle Alfonso,
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keeper of the Medici purse strings.
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Mm, so he cut you off.
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- I'm sorry.
- Things could be worse.
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Better to have your purse strings cut
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than your...
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How do I look?
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Like a queen men would die for.
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Thank you.
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I only wish I knew where
to look for such men.
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Why don't you ask Bash?
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He recruits the very best
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mercenaries for the kingsguard.
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I hope I have enough
gold to buy what I need.
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Yes, you have enough gold.
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Just.
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Your timing is lucky.
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I know of a small private
army that's just come back from
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- some fighting near Spain.
- What do you know of them?
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They're deadly, they're brave
and they're looking for work.
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Well, we must ride out to
meet them as soon as possible.
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Mary, they're mercenaries.
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I am done leading from a distance, Bash.
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I want to be where my people
can see me, from now on.
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Well, mercenaries are usually
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more moved by gold than politics,
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but I suppose it can't hurt.
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We also might want to
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consider... other incentives.
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You mean whores.
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Yes, I've already thought of that.
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I've written to Greer, repeatedly,
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to ask if I could hire some of hers.
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Repeatedly?
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She hasn't responded yet.
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To this, or my last several letters.
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Nor has she appeared at court lately.
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Things have been somewhat awkward
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since she told me she'd
rather stay in France
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than come to Scotland with me.
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Half a million livres in two weeks?
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And no help from the
Vatican or from the Medicis?
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Half a million, or our
soldiers desert us for Greece.
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Well, I can see only one option.
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But what I'm proposing
might be a little...
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unseemly for a young king to authorize
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so early in his reign.
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Then he won't authorize it.
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You'll do whatever it
is and tell us after.
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Mother, really, I don't
like the sound of that.
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Can you get us the money?
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I believe I can.
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Then do it, whatever it
is, as soon as possible.
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I hope that's my food, Mimi.
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I'm famished.
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Your girl said I could
bring this up for you.
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She said you haven't
left your room in weeks.