And if l bring an army to the castle?' l asked. Duke 'Michael will still murder the King, 'replied Johann. 'He won't fight. He'll kill the King and push his body down the pipe. And he'll put one of the six in the prison. He'll say the man had done something to make him angry. That will stop the stories about a prisoner in zenda.' Johann stopped for a minute, but then he added, 'If they know I've told you this, they'll kill me. They're all bad, but Rupert of Hentzau is the worst. Don't let them kill me...'