Jerusalem, Duke Raymond's residence.
Raymond has been troubled recently.
His attitude towards Lothar has always been complex.
On one hand, he thinks highly of this young man, who swiftly established significant accomplishments not long after his arrival, now seemingly the cornerstone on which the Crusaders withstand the encroachment of heretic wolves in the Holy Land.
Yet on the other hand, he feels a tremendous threat and pressure from Lothar.
As the largest lord within the kingdom, aside from Baldwin IV's short two-year campaign, the regent king who held power for more than ten years, he originally had absolute authority in Jerusalem. Even during its peak, former Duke of Antioch Reynard of Chatillon, now Count of Transjordan, Baron of Kaler Castle and Montreal, was under his thumb.
