He will, if he can, stab you in the back.

Your revenge will come when you send his soul to hell." Calli grasped his dagger hilt and muttered something about the duke's presence.

The incident determined us in the course Max should take.

He should tell the duke who he was, remain in Burgundy to kill this fellow Calli, and to meet such other fortune as the Fates might have in store for him.
Hymbercourt and the duke spoke together for the space of five minutes, evidently discussing a parchment that Charles held in his hand.

Then the duke resumed his seat, and handed the parchment to the Bishop of Cambrai, when all save His Reverence stepped from the dais to the floor.