"Your Grace! I'm afraid I have bad news. Today by the river they caught a man making a map of rivers and bays

"Your Grace! I'm afraid I have bad news. Today by the river they caught a man making a map of rivers and bays in our lands. He said he was a scout for the Black Marquis, and was drawing a map to open a trade route with us. But everyone knows the greedy and deceptive nature of these pirates. It's more likely that they're preparing an attack against us."