@hartblooms asked ; KOU JAFAR AU PLEASE!!!
Au Ideas ; Accepting
With Parthevia’s imminent defeat in the war against Reim close at hand, the Emperor sought to strengthen his country through an alliance with the newly budding empire of Kou. The potential connection was proposed by Falan. As a show of appreciation for the alliance, Parthevia sent many gifts including a number of assassins from their prized underground unit, Sham Lash. Ja’far was among the ones traded over and offered to Emperor Hakutoku as a gift.
Ja’far’s primary function in Kou was still that of an assassin but in order to better serve in Kou, his attitude had to be reforged to become more subservient; he could still lead the assassins he came over with but he would have to learn to serve his new Emperor. Ja’far was reeducated by the same people who oversaw the slaves.
A decision was made to have Ja’far learn to read and write so that he would be more useful in the palace and as the leader of his own assassin group. I imagine Hakuyuu and Hakuren not being terribly keen on the idea of a child being traded to them as a killer and I like the idea of them insisting that Ja’far at least be educated. He was only taught the basics at first but proved to be very quick to learn and thus his education was furthered.
As an adult, his primary function in the palace is serving as an assassin or guard at the behest of the nobles but he did prove as a teenager that he could be useful in more clerical roles as well. When given a job assisting in the clerk’s office, he excelled and began working there when he wasn’t on assignment.
He was present for the fire that killed Hakutoku and his eldest sons and while he largely kept quiet, he had his suspicions about the fire being caused by a group of rebels. There was no real evidence and he hadn’t noticed anyone suspicious around the palace. But for him, it was only a suspicion. After Koutoku became Emperor, Ja’far’s allegiance automatically fell to him. Koutoku seemed more than eager to use the assassins for personal gain.
In the Alternate World idea where Ja’far is shown with Aladdin as Kou’s magi, Ja’far is eventually put in charge of Aladdin’s care as his body guard and care taker. He’s well educated at this point and serves as the boys tutor as well.
And just for you; Ja’far finds Hakuei to be a refreshing break from the cut throat, power hungry dynamic within Kou. She’s always been kind of Ja’far rather than ignoring him unless she needs him. And her compassionate approach to the Kou world unification goals is interesting.
