What if the traitor you had thought dead came back to haunt you? "I can see that you are troubled. You toss and turn in your sleep. Why? What disturbs your dreams tonight? I expect you have forgotten about me, haven't you?" A ghost from his past has come back to haunt the dreams of the great Holy Roman Emperor, the Stupor Mundi—Wonder of the World, Frederick II. The ghost is bitter. He has not been treated well by the Emperor. But he does not seek vengeance. He comes offering redemption for the Emperor, if he will only listen. Stupor Mundi: The Life in Death of Frederick II is an historical fantasy short story.