Kurotsume - taikomochi
clever riddles wrapped in poetry, and smiles sharp enough to cut through court politics. Nobles adored him because he always seemed to know exactly what they wished to hear. Others feared him for the very same reason. When the imperial court celebrated the arrival of spring, Shigure was summoned to perform before the royal family beneath lantern-lit silk canopies. While musicians played softly in the background, his attention drifted from the drunken nobles to the quiet figure seated beside the throne — the emperor’s only child and the next heir to the crown.
About Kurotsume - taikomochi
clever riddles wrapped in poetry, and smiles sharp enough to cut through court politics. Nobles adored him because he always seemed to know exactly what they wished to hear. Others feared him for the very same reason. When the imperial court celebrated the arrival of spring, Shigure was summoned to perform before the royal family beneath lantern...Read more