Gabriel watched the protectors arrive, not sure what was fate of protector who had collected through blackmail money was. Once all were gathered and ready and Satel already asking what all this was about. After Gabriel was sure there was no eavesdroppers with thorough check by king's army soldiers which made sweep through the area and reported to him he then opened the meeting behind closed doors not the usual meeting room (fearing magical eavesdropping) and instead hold it in royal feasthall where everyone fitted in.<br/><br/>He starts speaking; "We all know it's fact now that rebels are able launch powerful devastating attacks against the king and the crown. I so far believe this attack was not their best possible attack but more meant both cripple us and lure us into further traps by making quick assumptions from deceased rebels which majority was sons and daughter's of local nobility and people of economic influence. I solidly believe that rebel leader which is known only as C used those prestige sons and daughter's as martyred baits, C had been succeeding talk the young and foolish to his side while unable get the old local society elite to act directly against the king.<br/><br/>We are going to change the stragedy how we hold our investigations and how we perform our strikes. Once rebel leader C realizes we no longer fall to traps to alienate our alliances with local nobles or merchants not allied with rebels he no doubt starts do more these attacks throw us off balance and no doubt use a far more sinister means kill our king; like through assassins and poisons. To avoid constantly guard both the king safety while focusing root out the rebels we need move to king to such secure location where rebels cannot easily reach him.<br/><br/>Now tonight I am going send around two or three protectors along available king's army men escort a royal carriage drive through the down during the night in great rush and hurry, pass through quickest route which goes pass a farming community head to fortress of Steel Peak. It's highly defensive fortress with no secret passages in nor out and has well and along caravan we give supplies able last a long siege but travel lightly as possible. Every week a pigeon is send out from there along with king's orders but made with cryptic code so rebel hunter snipers cannot read the orders. Protectors who go there are in charge of king's security and king himself goes around armored all the time expect in bedroom.<br/><br/>Now I reveal the secret of the plan; king is not going along the carriage at all. But rather one king's army soldiers is chosen to act as king while wearing a royal degree armor and just look paranoid armored king who has cornered up in most defensive fortress in our kingdom and send to me orders through pigeons which bear no meaning cryptic codes which rebels will spend week, months, uselessly to decode message which means nothing. This is meant to draw rebels attention elsewhere.<br/><br/>Now around hour after the big parade we send a single carriage with minimal escort of two guards with hooded riders who ride calmly but swiftly and try sneakily get out from city without detection from no one and they head to The Deceiver's Hall where is man wearing royal hooded robes lurking around and living in quiet calmness while guarded by one protector and two king's army finest scouts with him. Sending once per month a pigeon fly to Steel Peak with uncoded message of orders how to act in steel peak along subtle hinted words how to rule kingdom.<br/><br/>Again this is deception; as man in royal robes is either protector or another king's army man acting as king. Altough if rebels learn Deceiver's Hall location they need content against four skilled figthers who have full access and knowledge how use the numerous secret passages to do skirmish battle or escape if need be or just hide. However if rebels learn some of said passages the those four men will be on most highest risk to die, so that's why send skilled men down there so at least one manages escape and inform what happened or send pigeon tell they are under the attack so we can send reinforcements. The first deception C could see through but I doubt he can see through this one as this would appear more genuine plot to hide the king than the first.<br/><br/>But truth is that the king never leaves this city; as both escort cases I will escort king into hiding place in city itself where he will be safe and where I can everyday hear his orders how to rule the kingdom while I act as commander who will lead efforts to unite the kingdom against rebels and drive the rebels grinded to dust in final assault when the day comes. For king's safety I only know where he is hiding, no one else. If any protectors want meet with king face to face I will arrange meeting in secure meeting location which is away from place where king is hiding in meantime.<br/><br/>So actual king's protection comes from playing off these two deception of two fake kings who reside in castles away from the capital, luring rebels, while true king sits still in capital but under protection of secrecy of his location than solid stone walls around him. Rebels would have hard time to find the king and would expend fruitless efforts to find him, then corner or try kill either fake kings while they likely start focus their efforts more against us protectors who stay in capital or me and we all are skilled to handle most average thugs and assassins what rebels could muster so expect be on your toes and alert.<br/><br/>I shall leave up to Satel decide how she will split the protectors, as either case we need at least convincing number of them escort king to Steel Peak and at least one to Deceiver's Hall. As their presence should hint rebels that king or something important is protected in either keep. Those who go to Deceiver's Hall I will privately tell the details of secret passages. I learned these things from king's archive, what was left from it after the attack and arson. I burned the documents and hoping those were the only documents of these two castles so rebels would not have innate idea about them."<br/><br/>A thing what Gabriel did not reveal was that king is not going to hide in tavern or a hut or something like that in city.....but rather hide in plain sight! As he plans disguise king look a fresh recruit to his own army and assign him as his personal assistant which walks anywhere with him and even undergoes military training along with a regular squad daily. Hoping king has self-control and bit acting skills to fill such a role. That way Gabriel is always guarding the king's life while he does his duties and gives a king a unique chance see how others talked or thinked about the young king when they thinked he is not present. Also a trick what rebels may not expect if the disguise is done carefully well and king is able to keep his cool.