The King's Scapegoat

A weary courtier, once thrust into the dangerous role of a king’s envoy, now finds himself torn between the silence imposed by powerful historians and the desperate need to set the record straight. He recounts a fateful diplomatic mission that never reached the annals of history, its details deemed risky enough to be erased for the sake of royal reputation. The narrative opens in the spring of 1483, amid the restless courts of France and Navarre, where personal ambition, misfortune, and a hint of divine mercy intertwine.

Beyond politics, the story is a deeply personal reckoning. Having lost both parents and shouldered the burden of his own modest standing, the narrator wrestles with the threat of scandal that could tarnish his name and endanger his children’s future. As he confronts the “evil tongues” that seek to rewrite his past, listeners are invited into a vivid portrait of late‑medieval intrigue, honor, and the quiet courage required to speak the truth.