b) If only a small group goes to the palace, perhaps we can sneak by the Black Blades unnoticed. By the time they figure it out, court will be in session and the Black Blades will not be able to intervene.
c) Why don't we send an emissary to the Black Blades? We are ostensibly fighting for the same end, after all, even if we're all using different means.
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