But such officers do the king best service in the end.

The END being the operative in this sentence.
I mean. The best service is very likely one’s death.
Is there any better service one could provide than one’s death?
Best Service in the End has a military ring.
The military pitches itself as serving and that the ultimate sacrifice would be the best service of all. See also my post on the West Point cadets.

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