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Message: <blockquote data-quote="orchid blossom" data-source="post: 6223570" data-attributes="member: 12815">Before the successful assault on the King, another assault was planned by subtler means. Myself and some compatriots had infiltrated a French camp. Prosper Merimee was in charge at that camp, and Miss Bernhardt is his apprentice. I was magically disguised as Miss Bernhardt and he happened to see me, he assumed his apprentice had arrived to protest the mission she was given.We spoke at some length. Merimee spoke of two french wizards who had been caught attempting to infiltrate the Palace the year before, Pascal and Monteblanc, and were killed. They wanted Miss Bernhardt and Sardou to use mundane disguises to infiltrate the palace with an elixir created by Moissan. When discussing the mission, Merimee said they had been "asked to participate in mass murder." He spoke of the elimination of the King and his sons so the French wizards could rule through a puppet Queen.Merimee expressed regret for the action, but was willing to go through with it. He expected his apprentice to object but also expected her to carry it out. In fact her begged her to do so and to convince Sardou as well.I also learned from him that they had someone whispering in the ear of Abdullah, to get him to attack the Palace so they could use him as a scapegoat.He also encouraged his apprentice not to underestimate Meren, and described how the shepherds were not to be harmed and their best chance would be just outside Cairo.Myself and my compatriots took action to interrupt this plan, which is where I had the distinct displeasure of meeting Renee Belloq.</blockquote>

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