"Are we still following our original plan, Lord Flugerd?" Marquis Raygor inquired after cleaning up the corpses.
"Considering the value of this array, we can, more or less, complete our goals by just bringing this back to the kingdom."
"On the other hand, if we continue to follow the original plan, we might be able to gain more. But the consequences might not be worth the extra bit of gain. We could be sanctioned or, even worse, charged with treason and executed."
"Sanctioned? Maybe. Treason? We are not rebelling against the kingdom. We are bringing glory to the kingdom!" Duke Flugerd said firmly.
"When the people cry out names with adoration, when the children sing praises of our feats, and when all experts in the kingdom look at us with acknowledgment, we will be revered as heroes."