The King's Evil

When he cut open the stomach with his scalpel, the surgeon turned away as the noisome contents poured out.

The dead man had eaten a hearty meal before he drowned and its remains were now scattered all over the stone slab on which he now lay. When the surgeon and his assistant looked back at the glutinous mess, they saw something which glinted in the light of the candles. The surgeon reached down to pick it up. After dipping it into the basin of water, he held it up to examine it.

'What was a gold ring doing in there?' he wondered.