Raymond of Tripoli, Atefeh & Baldwin.

Word that the Count of Tripoli had returned to Jerusalem was surprisingly slow news within the court… but once it had reached the ears of the Royal children, Tiberias’ return was no longer unknown to anyone. Their din carried through hallways and corridors, colonnades and courtyards alike as they charged off to sniff out their favoured uncle.

And, despite the Count of Tripoli’s usual veneer of snarled lip and unrelentingly furrowed-brow, there would be a crack in that cold steel as treats and gifts were pressed into tiny, eager hands.

Part of the From Eden series.