"No, we're not doing that!" Flynn protested.

"Why not?" one of the thugs asked, looking across the bridge at the castle.

"Do you see how many guards there are?"

His companions attempted to count, and Flynn refrained from helping them despite many false starts. His patience grew thin.

"There are usually a dozen in front and half a dozen at each of the other doors, and then there are five inside the room with the crown."

"How many is that?" one of them asked.

"The point is, that lost princess party is coming up, they're going to be paying attention."