“Clearly none of you have ever run a coup in your lives. Increased threat now, means laxer security in a few days. Political sabotage is a long game. We can’t just kill him from afar, we need to groom his heir into the leader we want him to be.” Nikulas said straightening himself up. “So...” He turned to Henri, “We knuckle down and lie.” Turning to the Lich. “And put on a little show.” He smiled. “The King’s army has enough archers and mages that if he wanted an assassination completed, he would have already done so. He picked us because we are supposed to be better than that. So, if you can all stop thinking with your dicks and swords, you’d either learn to adapt, or come up with a new plan instead of criticising my, quite frankly, excellent plan.” 
Turning to Henri. “And they don’t actually know who we are. As far as they know, we are just a merry band of monster hunters.” Turning to the Lich. “So, I’m gonna need your phylactery, than for you to go on a contained rampage. Enough to get yourself known, but not enough that the Town calls for more outside help.”