The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck Chapter 9 - The Decoy

In which a youthful prince is cunningly led from his secluded refuge into guarded company by a scheming guide whose intentions harbour peril beneath courteous speech. Despite the prince’s keen suspicions and spirited resolve, he finds himself confined within a foreign noble’s dwelling, where an old companion’s secret promise kindles faint hope amidst the gathering shadows.