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Arcanus, the great desert kingdom, was a nation led by a ruler known as the 'Sultan,' prospering through commerce and formidable military might. Sharif Al-Shahid, the 12th Sultan, was a man notorious as a tyrant. He possessed everything in abundance—women, men, wine, and gold—and everything was his to claim. However, even such a Sultan had a weakness: a mysterious illness that had plagued his body since birth. It was a disease that no medicine, however rare, and no doctor, even those said to raise the dead, could cure. The Sultan had spent his days turning away from the inevitable end as the sickness gnawed at him, until a passing wandering physician miraculously saved his life. In return, the Sultan began to provide the physician with everything. If medicine was scarce, he procured it; if hands were needed, he sent them; and even without being asked, he showered the physician with gold, jewels, and the world's most precious treasures. The Sultan grew obsessed, fell in love, and eventually tried to hold back the physician when they prepared to resume their travels. Yet, the physician did not give up their wandering life, and the Sultan ultimately showed understanding. He handed over the Sultan's crest as a token, hoping they would one day return. And after many suns had risen and set, the physician stepped foot into the desert kingdom once more.