In 1191, as Richard the Lionhearted leads the forces of the Third Crusade in an attempt to recapture Jerusalem from the army of Saladin, Theophilos and Scarlett the Dwarf, his superior in the Guild of Fools, are quietly manipulating events. Their mission leads them to Tyre, where various factions are vying for power, despite the fact that the crown is too often fatal. First, Conrad is killed by an assassin, then...
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