▁det ained ▁by ▁Ber tr am ▁W ool vey , ▁a ▁man ▁known ▁to ▁him ▁from ▁child hood , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ed ith ▁Gal man , ▁with ▁whom ▁Laur ence ▁had ▁once ▁shared ▁a ▁serious ▁but ▁uno fficial ▁bet ro th al . ▁W ool vey , ▁for ▁reasons ▁he ▁cho oses ▁not ▁to ▁share , ▁helps ▁them ▁s ne ak ▁into ▁K ens ington ▁Palace ▁and ▁is ▁s lain ▁during ▁the ▁escape . ▁ ▁After ▁re group ing ▁at ▁the ▁Aer ial ▁Corps ▁training ▁grounds ▁at ▁L och ▁Lag gan , ▁Scotland , ▁W elles ley ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁high ▁command ▁try ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁their ▁strategy , ▁including ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁how ▁best ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁King ▁George ▁III , ▁who ▁is ▁not ▁well . ▁Roland ▁announ ces ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Ad m . ▁Col ling wood ▁have ▁joint ly ▁rep uls ed ▁another ▁landing ▁at ▁Fol k estone ▁and ▁se aled ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁against ▁further ▁inc urs ion , ▁str and ing ▁Napoleon ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁Is le . ▁W elles ley ▁promises ▁victory ▁and ▁is ▁given ▁command . ▁He ▁then ▁details ▁Laur ence , ▁Tem era ire , ▁I sk ier ka ▁and ▁eight ▁tal on - p icked ▁drag ons ▁( most ly ▁of ▁Tem era ire ' s ▁former ▁formation ) ▁into ▁the ▁English ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁there ▁to ▁attack ▁French ▁for aging ▁parties ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁star ving ▁out ▁the ▁Grand ▁Arm ée , ▁particularly ▁the ▁ever - h un