▁inform ing ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Simon ' s ▁only ▁son ▁in ▁the ▁tren ches , ▁their ▁hopes ▁are ▁dashed ▁and ▁as ▁Simon ▁grows ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁tired ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁hoping ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Greece , ▁he ▁gra bs ▁The odore ' s ▁old ▁sign et ▁ring , ▁a ▁pr ic eless ▁he ir lo om , ▁and ▁throws ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁T amar ▁river . ▁The ▁Emperor ' s ▁Ring ▁was ▁later ▁re work ed ▁to ▁a ▁short ▁story , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁All ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Men . ▁All ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Men ▁also ▁features ▁a ▁passage ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁The odore ' s ▁grave , ▁with ▁the ▁added ▁event ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁cr umb ling ▁to ▁dust ▁as ▁the ▁grave ▁is ▁opened . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁Days ▁Without ▁Number ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁by ▁Robert ▁God d ard ▁is ▁a ▁thr iller ▁with ▁super natural ▁elements ▁and ▁incorpor ates ▁fict ional ▁modern ▁descend ants ▁of ▁The odore ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁plot ▁element . ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁The odore ' s ▁Pale olog us ▁descend ants ▁battle ▁with ▁Bond - style ▁villa ins ▁through ▁mur ders , ▁s edu ctions ▁and ▁car ▁and ▁speed bo at ▁ch ases , ▁all ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁lost ▁st ained ▁glass ▁window ▁with ▁an ▁ins cription ▁supposed ly ▁containing ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Com ing ,