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... tension, the air thick with the scent of incense and the weight of scrutiny. Ethan, as King Baldwin IV, sat on the throne, his silver mask a stark contrast to the vibrant tapestries behind him. His leprosy-ravaged body ached, the neem-turmeric-aloe paste soothing but not curing his lesions, and a recent flare of fever had forced him to double his willow bark tea intake. Yet Montgisard's victory cloaked him in authority, and Baldwin's memories steadied his resolve. Today, he would face the court ...
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