Walk into the familiar long and narrow corridor.
Lothar, who had been informed by his servants in advance and summoned, took Uldin with him into the palace that most of the Jerusalem nobles regarded as the place where the king was waiting to die.
Baldwin IV, who was still sitting in front of the desk, seemed to be quite energetic and was pressing his seal hard on the wax oil dripping on the paper.
He raised his hand and handed the paper to Lothar.
He was a little surprised and said: "Appoint Hans von Sego as commander?"
Baldwin IV smiled and said: "He handled the affairs of the Knights in an orderly manner, but you still only awarded him the honor of flag officer. This is unreasonable."
"Or do you think doing this will make people think you are nepotistic?"
"this..."
Lothar nodded: "Indeed, I hope everyone thinks that I am a fair leader. As long as they are talented, I will never be stingy in promoting them, instead of just seeking personal gain for my subordinates."
"What you did is right, but even your cronies can't get fair treatment. How can you let others believe that you are a fair leader?"
Lothar wanted to tell the difference, but facing the pair of wise eyes under the other person's mask, he was no longer in the mood to tell the difference.
"I see."
"sit down."
Baldwin IV spread his hands, motioned Lothar to sit down, and said with a smile: "This is your parish priest, Mr. Uldin, right?"
Uldin saluted solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, it is an honor to meet you."
He looked up and down at this legendary monarch who had left a profound mark on the Levant region in history, and his expression changed slightly. In his opinion, the flame of life of Baldwin IV was like a candle in the wind. Like swaying.
Lothar said: "Your Majesty, Uldin is a favored person of God. He is not a wizard, but has the power from the Heavenly Father. This power can slowly cure all diseases - so, I hope You can give Uldin a try.”
He told a white lie and did not reveal that Uldin could not cure leprosy.
But this is not a lie. As long as Uldin can help Baldwin IV survive, sooner or later, Lothar will find a way to save his life.
"The one favored by God?"
Baldwin IV chuckled and said: "Father Uldin, if you are seeking money or rewards, I can give you ten large gold coins now. As for treatment, there is no need for it."
Even witches could not cure leprosy. The long period of despair not only made Baldwin IV calm, but also made him completely accept the fate that he would die from the disease.
"Your Majesty, please believe me."
Lothar's determined expression made Baldwin IV sigh softly.
He still didn't have any hope, just said: "Losa, I am very grateful to you for taking care of my health. As your patron and lord, I cherish the friendship between you and me as a king and a minister, so I am willing to accept what you bring." But I hope this is the last time."
"Please wait and see."
Lothar looked at Uldin and said, "We can begin."
Uldin nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, please sit down. Next, I will preach to you. During this process, the power of the holy light will shine on you - but this is not the divine favor the Baron said. It’s just an insignificant divine revelation, please be sure not to move during this process.”
Baldwin IV glanced at Lothar and said helplessly: "Oh, I'll let you give up, and I will cooperate."
In a daze, Lothar felt like an elder brother was patient and playing with his younger brother.
"Lord Baron, the treatment process will be long. After all, His Majesty has been ill for a long time. Please leave the room during this period."
Baldwin IV looked at Lothar, with a little inquiry in his eyes.
Lothar nodded and said: "Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, Father Uldin is actually one of my most trusted confidants. He just came to Jerusalem today. If you trust me, please trust him too."
"All right."
Lothar placed a book on the table.
"This is?"
"Your Majesty, you are a book lover, and I happened to write a story. If the treatment is really effective, please regard it as a gift to celebrate your regaining health."
Baldwin IV was slightly startled, nodded and said: "Okay, just put it there."
He didn't know why he trusted Lothar so unconditionally. He didn't even think about how dangerous it was for the king to leave an outsider who was meeting him for the first time alone with him in the room.
Before going out.
Lothar added: "Your Majesty, please summon your personal servant in advance and tell him, otherwise I am worried that Urdin will suffer misfortune due to misunderstanding during the treatment process."
...
Ulm and his fellow hussars like "patrol", a boring job in the eyes of other royal knights.
When the majestic war horses carried them walking on the street, he could always feel the eyes full of envy and admiration.
This was an unprecedented experience for the rural peasants and soldiers of the past.
Although wearing a burqa makes you look bulky, when exposed to the scorching sun for a long time, it becomes even more unbearably hot.
But the hussars still cherish their armor and mounts very much, and spend a lot of time taking care of them every day.
"Did you find out clearly?"
"It's them!"
"We had an interview that night. Although it was too late and we couldn't see clearly, there were only a few pagans with distinctive characteristics like them in the entire pagan gathering place."
"You go back and report the news. The others, keep an eye on them and don't launch an attack rashly before the adults arrive."
"Ulm, there are only a dozen of them. We only need one charge to wipe them all out."
The rest of the people also looked at Ulm with some helplessness.
Someone murmured: "I know there are too few lords who cherish the lives of their subordinates like your lord, but we are hussars, brave and fearless hussars, how can we not even dare to deal with such a small group of enemies?"
Ulm looked around at the crowd, swallowed, and said seriously:
"Don't think about those personal gains and losses. As you said - we are winged cavalry, not those self-righteous knight masters. For us, only implementing every order of the Lord is the most honorable behavior."
Ulm knew that his companions were all filled with anger.
Many knight masters, and even the squire cavalry of the Royal Knights, often ridiculed them for being just an honor guard, having never made any commendable feats, and not having much actual combat experience.
In fact, the reason why Lothar issued such an order was not entirely because he cared about the safety of his hussars.
He felt that since these Turks were plotting werewolf corpses, they probably had some extraordinary power that could not be easily dealt with by secular armies.
