Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: May It Concern

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

May It Concern

Shuuei writes a letter to his family about what he's just discovered. Humor, I-2

My Dear Most Honored and Respected Elder Brothers Who Almost Got Me Killed,

Comments

[vedranempress.livejournal.com]

I was under the impression that Shouka went to find Seiran under the orders of the previous Emperor, not Shou. As a matter of fact, I was under the impression that Shouka took orders only from the previous Emperor and no one else.



I always thought that Shuuei trying to track down Seien was in order to keep an eye on him in case circumstances required his return.

Actually, didn't Shuuei himself said that the reason they tried to find Seien was to make sure that no other clan will try to use him by putting him back into power and thus gaining power for said clan? I'm sure this is anime-canon at the very least.

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

Well, it's certainly true that Shouka originally went to find Seiran due to the previous Emperor's order. However, Shou knew about it, and didn't make any attempt to bring Seien back to the palace later on, even when it seemed that none of the other princes were worthy of becoming the heir.

I don't recall the exact reason Shuuei gave for why he tried to track down Seien, though, will have to rewatch to see if it's as you say. :-)

[branchandroot]

*wry* Yeah, given that it's Shou, I hesitate to imagine he didn't know that Shouka had been sent. Especially since, during the whole go-round with Shuurei being poisoned/kidnapped at the start, Shouka says something specifically about Shou being the only person /besides/ the Emperor with the right to command the Wolves, and implies he's taken Shou's orders in the past himself.

Ah, that does sound familiar! Definitely anime canon, I think.