Speak, little sparrow [@theblackmagi]
Kouen is a man of structure, of carefully laid out plans and perfectly scheduled meetings. Each second, each minute, each hour - all written down and measured against his ever-expanding grand scheme. Not a moment wasted; everything geared towards maximum efficiency.
But there are exceptions to Kouen's hard-set rule of structure. Rather, there are beings who choose to ignore his strict preferences. Beings who would often walk into the middle of his war council, demanding peaches. Or sometimes even saunter into his office in the middle of the day just to doodle on some important documents.
To say that Judal was a handful is a severe understatement. But the young man wasn't any common urchin and Kouen knew full well how important he was in his grand scheme.
And despite his childish ways, Judal had a knack for gathering information - little dark secrets that people try to hide but the magi loved to exploit... and share with one imperial prince.
"What stories are you telling me today, Oracle?" Kouen asks, his voice bearing a hint of familiarity as Judal steps into his room, unannounced as always.
