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Princess Isabella of Valen ha_!
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eveloping a^ remedy f/or th;!:$e 
plague. Sh/e returns to the c_apital quietly, +`hoping to :offer i!t a!:s a ]birthday gift to ? her father, King ; A
rthur, who #:is about;$ to remarry.%\ Arthur's fi^,.ancée,, Margare-,-t, resents+%! the prince ^ss@ for staying away*:] and ]dela-\@
y# ing the wedding(`. Wh#(\ile riding through [[\
the ca ^]p^ital, %Ma@rgaret/ lets her carriage tear[* throu+_^gh the: stree`ts and nearly r+#uns down common]ers. Isabella stops h%,er, onl:y t+^\o be publicly humilia)@ ted and beaten by Margaret and . =her daughter\,/ who a(ccuse $h/er o\%?f#+_) bei^+ng #-a witch`. The corr .^up!t, fawning captai;\;n of the city -,;_g `*uard helps^[ them. Marg+aret=\ burns the po)..r#tr;a;.it()
 of] Isabella?-'s (; mo
?ther and the precious% `  herbs Is]?-!abe^)l!(la needs for her m`*e[)dicine, the`:/n orders
$ he#( r tied to$\
+ a #;sta_ke and b`urned ali)#ve.+% Jus t in time,[/ King Arthur learns the truth * and arrives^@] with [
his gu%]ards in _a$] fur:y.