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

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

The Color of the Phoenix's Tail: Part Five

Seien is learning how to deal with the ministers. Drama, I-3

Seien sighed; some days he felt more like a nursemaid than any kind of ruler, even one in training. Keeping the ministers away from each other's throats sometimes reminded him quite a lot of trying to keep a five-year-old Shuurei from dunking herself in the fish pond.

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[sparrow-wings.livejournal.com]

*giggly* Well, babysitting is his forte... I like the way he uses Kei to make his point, instead of hitting them over the head with Imperial authority.

[branchandroot]

Thank you!

*wry* Yeah, especially seeing as he's still only the heir; and one of two possible heirs, at that. He's definitely got to learn the negotiation thing.