Uh oh. Things are heating up for poor Jacques. I like the turn this is taking.

I’m trying to figure out the implications of the final lines. Jacques can never be found because Roland won’t let him be found? Or because Roland believes he can’t be found?

I got the feeling that Jacques was competition for the throne.

I’m thinking that you might be right, John Perkins.
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Okay, so outside of the dungeon in this reality Roland and Jacques were both princes?

Two brothers vying for the same throne? The plot thickens.