A message to the King: Beware the Brotherhood of Duhn ...

Bergdorf the postmaster with letters and reports from the provincial governors hurried out ...

and flagged down an empty sedan chair .... 

soon aboard and off to the palace ...

at the palace, after a brief check by the guards they were let through ...

off up the steps ....

through the entrance hall and into the Kings chambers, 

and handed the despatch case to the Kings secretary (picking up an empty case Bergdorf left to make his way back to the city).....the despatch case was then left on Count Munster's desk. Opening the case he checked through them, mostly routine stuff to read in due course - but there was a letter  that looked out of place addressed to the King - sealed with wax impressed with the design of a Phoenix...

He quickly took the letter to the King, once it was opened the contents were revealed. The letter was headed with an image of a Phoenix and said 'Beware the Brotherhood of Duhn'  followed by an indecipherable signature, underneath the signature was the latin phrase 'De Phoenice Secta' .

Previous warnings and information from the same source had proved accurate... the King and the Count discussed what action to take .....