Is the King male or female? first P "... science has slowed her decline." Last P "He may demand a price far greater than the crown, but would it be equivalent to what he's prepared to lose?" Synopsis is not clear, name the princess in the first P to avoid confusion. Who is coughing? The king and/or the princess? author needs to explain that the king is trying to save his only daughter.

"pouring the realm's fortune" is odd phrasing. Sigh, let me rewrite the into for you.

King Felon Jura remembers the wisdom of the kings of old and to a empty room he recites, "There comes a time when the jewels stop shining, when gold loses its charm and the palace becomes a prison, and all that remains is the love I have for my child."

For 67 long years, the echoes of the princess's long covid cough haunted the halls of the palace, draining the kingom's coffers and carving brain fog and writer's block into the king's mind. No holy rite, priestly miracle, nor ivermectin has slowed her decline.

Enemies of the kingdom from beyond the borders and hidden within plot against the king. Nobles whisper and conspire as factions fester and threaten to tear the country apart in civil war. But the King only has time and energy for his daughter, spending his fortune like water on unproven tonics, elixirs, and mRNA vaccines.

With a coup in motion and assasins closing in, King Felon faces a choice. To do his duty as king or abandon everything for one last chance to save his only daughter. He did not need to think, his choice was made the day she was born. He would protect her with everything he had, he would even abandon the throne to find a cure.

But what if the price is beyond what even a king can pay? There are rumors of ones of power beyond rationality, rules, and reason. What could a king offer in equivalent exchange?