"Help me," the duke said. "My physicians can't say what ails me, but I've lost all pleasure in what I used to enjoy."

The witch examined him, and paused over his hand.

"Nice ring. It is new?"

"A recent gift from the king. Why? Is it cursed?"

It was made to dampen cruelty.

"No," said the witch.

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@MicroSFF Somehow I've seen so many house md memes recently that my brain assumed that's where it was going after he said his physicians can't figure it out
@AngelicAura You think it might be lupus?

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"Occasionally it is lupus," the werewolf said.