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With the cardinal gone, I thought our world would be safer.
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Now I'm not so sure.
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Given that your plan failed in so many respects,
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you have done well.
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Sadly, a dozen men died.
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The Musketeers proved more resourceful than I expected.
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Alvarez was a good man.
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His death was never part of our bargain.
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The fewer people who know my true allegiance, the better.
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And that is not your decision to make.
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I promised you I would win the confidence of the king.
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Have I kept my promises or not?