Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: The Color of the Phoenix's Tail - Part One

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

The Color of the Phoenix's Tail: Part One

Seien works, sometimes reluctantly, at fitting himself back into the courts. So do some other people. Drama, I-3

Being heir seemed to Seien to be one trouble after another, but there were occasional good points.

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Books and swords certainly aren't the only treasures kept in the archives these days. Adorable Ryuuki and Shuurei for the win! For Ryuuki, this is doubtless the first time he's ever had a friend close to his own age. Does Shuurei order him around the way she tends to in-series? ;-) It seems so, from the way she scolds Seien . . .

Shameless fan or the adorable that I am, that section was naturally what caught my attention. I can't resist it at all . . .

Sai is always good for causing trouble and generally providing laughs. He's not a particularly intelligent villain, but he certainly is a handy one. It looks like Ro's promotion is going to come rather sooner than it does in-series.

Seien's going to have to re-teach himself court manners, it seems, along with everything else. Since straight-talkers like Ro are few and far between.

Incidentally, Shou amuses me very much. His comment about the fish ponds is great. :-)

[branchandroot]

I'm really growing very fond of Shou. Sly old thing. ^_^

Thank you! The cuteness is really what keeps me writing this, I swear. And Shuurei /totally/ orders everyone around; part three has an even better example.

Seien is having a hard time, that's for sure. His old ways of fitting in don't quite fit any more and he's having to work out new ones. *grins* The ones he finally settles on entertained me greatly. Though, curiouly enough, he seems to be leaving Ro in peace for now; I suspect Shou's hand in this, since it's Shou who eventually fetches advisors for Seien--much to Seien's suspicion!

At some point I am going to take great enjoyment in squashing Sai. Oh yes.