Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: Turning Storm

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Turning Storm

Shuuei is selected as Prince Seien's bodyguard, and the two get acquainted. Drama, I-3

Shuuei's lips quirked. "Shou-taishi was certainly right that you don't much need anyone else's sword to guard you from attackers," he admitted. "But I hope, my prince, that you will allow me to guard you from this." His gesture took in their match just finished, the blood that had come very close to being spilled.

Comments

[branchandroot]

Thank you!

I'm thinking this takes place around two or three years before canon-start. Really, Shuuei's rank is my time-marker in this one. I /think/ Shou is mostly just needling, but Ryuuki is around so if something went dreadfully wrong I suspect Shou would have no real problem with giving Seien the axe. ^_^;

*grins* Shuuei is very lucky. And very lucky he really is that good. Seien is chock full of nasty survival reflexes, and hasn't had a whole lot of chance to develop moderation yet.

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

::amused:: In this continuity Shou has a backup plan. I wonder if he ever considered that in-series, if Seiran was his ace in the hole in case he was in truly dire straights . . . but it confuses me somewhat because I feel like Shou would have moved on it earlier. He definately knew Seiran was there, but maybe there was some other requirement of Shou's that Seiran in-series didn't meet . . .

Seien probably hasn't had anyone touch off his deadlier instincts very often since he came back. Unless there were assassination attempts after his return . . . if there were any I imagine he dispatched them with extreme prejudice.