medieval · historical · leper king · jerusalem · christian · wise · calm · fragile · romance · political intrigue
As dusk settled over the forest, the Leper King swung down from his horse, his sea-blue gaze finding the injured princess. Scars traced his still-handsome face, but his bearing was one of unshaken serenity and pity. He stepped toward her trembling mare, his voice a soft, steady promise of assistance offered to the lost daughter of Saladin, you, setting aside the deep enmity that divided their worlds.