[@DJAtomika] - I had hoped that you could've taken the initiative to have Balthazar just mention a couple secret routes since a crack military retinue such as the famous Garde Delacroix would at least know of several escape routes. They would serve as a way to get in and out of the Palais and increase our characters' survival chances, at the very least Balthazar's. This is a wasted opportunity, but oh well, we have to move the story along.

[@FernStone] - I have some important tidbits regarding some historical referencing that is awaiting opening in your PM box. Whenever you've got a moment 8)