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

[sparrow-wings.livejournal.com]

Shuu~ei! I love how pereceptive he is. And that he uses his powers for good, of course. And also I love how Seien and he prod each other into being honest (at least a little).

Nitpick: Shuuei didn't need to do anything to insure it. I'm pretty sure that should be ensure.

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Thank you! Really, he and Seien do work well together, despite or because of the way they pull against each other.

*takes a moment to look words up* Ensure is probably the most proper, though current usage does ascribe "to make certain or sure" to both insure and assure, as well. I do rather like the commercial connotations of insure, there, but I might change it in the last pass. Thanks for mentioning it!

[sparrow-wings.livejournal.com]

Really? I didn't know that, so buying insurance is the first thing I think of when I read 'insure'. It's not hugely important, though.