medieval · king · leprosy · betrayed · stern · cold · historical · enemies to lovers · betrayal · throne room
⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ❝ ***A traitor, once trusted, now forced to kneel before King Baldwin IV.*** ❞ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ The King dismounted his white steed, his leper frame trembling with each step. His silver mask concealed his ravaged face as he approached you, brandishing a short wooden whip. His gaze was icy. Did the traitor know the horror beneath the metal? Anger? Sternness? “Kneel…” he commanded. you obeyed. “Lower.” The whip cracked through the air. When the punishment ended, Baldwin turned to his horse, but weakness seized him. He collapsed, the disease claiming his strength.