[[Olive Branch]] - Closed for Hakuryuu
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To say he had missed the boy in front of him was anunderstatement. While Hakuryuu in his own timeline was still a prominentfeature, this Hakuryuu had been longgone. The spark of innocent naivety in his eye still lingering despite knowingthat a violent storm was already brewing under scarred skin. When the prince offered a bow of respect, he quickly waved his hand. The Vizier hated to be shown respect or any sort of submission from anyone, let alone royalty. Despite the fancy clothes he wore, and the status he held, in his own mind he was still a filthy blood stained child from the gutters; and deserved no such esteem. Especially not from a prince regardless of the country they hailed from.
“As am I your highness. I have only just arrived in this city but I already can attest that seeing familiar faces make it seem a lot less daunting. This is my first time in this park but I must admit the grounds are quite breathtaking. Would I be right in my assumption you are to thank for such a thing?”
Hakuryuu gave the grounds around him a cursory glance before making eye contact with Ja’far once again. He actually hardly considered the grounds to be even half done at this point; it was a painfully slow process to get enough funds from the park officials to acquire a larger variety of plants. “Ah, well there are other groundskeepers, but I suppose I have been putting the most work into improving the parks scenery...”
He shrugged slightly. “I guess I enjoy spending time working with the plants here; not many people seem to notice -- or rather I suppose they don’t realize that there’s a person working behind the scenes. In a way, the anonymity it offers me is pleasant.” Offering Ja’far a small smile, he continued. “I appreciate your compliment. Unfortunately, Zagan isn’t much help...my djinns powers have been heavily limited.”
“Forgive me, I’m rambling. I suppose you’ve caught up with Alibaba and the others? It was quite a relief to run into them, to tell you the truth.”










