From this time on, I heard from my friends that there were secret conversations in the palace between the King and some of his lords, who were jealous of me. These conversations nearly led to my death in the end. About three weeks later, the King of Blefuscu sent his officials to ask for peace between the two countries. After the Blefuscans had arranged everything with the Lilliputian officials, they came to visit me. They had heard how I had prevented the King from destroying all their ships. After thanking me, they invited me lo visit their country However, when I asked the King of Lilliput if I could visit Blefuscu, he agreed but very coldly. I learnt later that he and some of his lords considered I was wrong to have a conversation with enemies of Lilliput.