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taifu so

One of the three Grand Officials of the Palace and a War Hero. Taifu is his title, not his name. He is a fighting master and had served the previous emperor. He is great friends with Taishi, and has taught both Ryūki and Seien (Seiran) how to fight.

He often knows the plans that Taishi comes up with and is aware of the actual existence of the Sages.

yosei sho (taishi-sho)

He is one of the three Grand Officials of the Palace. Taishi is his title and not his name. It was his plan to bring Shūrei to the palace as the temporary wife of the Emperor.

He also had a master plan to expose the true mastermind of the plot to kill the Emperor. He says that he doesn't serve the country and is only loyal to a worthy Emperor. By introducing Shūrei to the palace, the Emperor was finally worthy to rule and Taihō Sa's plot to kill the Emperor was exposed.

He had been able to control the Black Wolf and the Wolves of the Wind, but after risking Shōka's daughter and Seiran's life, Shōka decided not to follow his orders any longer and vowed to kill him.

He served the previous emperor. He saw Taihō-Sa as a close friend of his for many years and was saddened by his passing, but thought that it had to be done. He and Taifū are also great friends.

He seems to be more than human since he was seen as a young man with a white aura surrounding him when he went to comfort his friend, Enjun, during his last moments. Later, it is shown that he is able to summon Enjun's spirit. It is later revealed that he is one of the eights sages, the Sage of Shi, that served the first Emperor.

He once made a pact with someone that he will only serve the emperor he deemed fitting and will do everything he can to help him survive and nothing more. That's why during the imperial succession battle eight years ago; he did not do anything to ensure that the country is in great condition. He did only the bare minimal to ensure the country will survive while he searched for the king worthy of him. When he realised that Ryūki was finally turning into the kind of king he was searching for, he made sure that no one threatens Ryūki's place on the throne.

Taishi-Shō's name has been revealed to be Yōsei by Eiki Hyō (Sa) in episode 36

korin

Introduced as Shūrei's other servant at the palace. She was adopted by Taihō-Sa after he saw her collapsed in front of his house due to the war eight years ago. She looks up to him a lot and was even willing to poison Shūrei and then sacrifice her life for him by drinking poison.

After his death, she was sent to Taihō-Sa's wife so she could live there. She traveled back to the capital with Ensei later in order to deliver information about the situation in Sa Province.

Whilst traveling back to Sa Province with Shūrei, Eigetsu, Ensei and Seiran, she was mistook to be Shūrei and thus kidnapped and imprisoned by Sōjun along with Eigetsu. During her imprisonment, she succeeded in re-writing the poem, which made the poet Mei Senshi famous on demand, thus convincing Meishō and Sōjun that she is indeed Shūrei. Kōrin and Eigetsu later escaped to Kinka with the help of Sōjun's younger brother, Kokujun.

Reunited with Ensei, Seiran and Shūrei in Kinka, Kōrin shows some signs of having romantic feelings for Eigetsu; her manner towards him is a mixture of concern, annoyance, and often, exasperation.

When the bond between Eigetsu and Yōgetsu is weakening, he leaves Kōrin by telling her that he loves her and finally kisses her. They reunite after Yōgetsu sacrifices himself in return for Eigetsu to be with her.

shusui

She is Shūrei's main servant at the palace. She was revealed to be a part of the Wolves of the Wind as an assassin. Sa-Taihō had believed that she was an assassin loyal to him, but was actually working as a double agent under the orders of Shō-Taishi.

She is deeply fond of Shōka, but he doesn't seem to feel the same way. She was terribly bad at embroidery, but is somewhat improving. She made a handkerchief that she intended to have a sunflower-like floral pattern, but Shōka mistook it for a lion.

sojun sa

Eldest grandson of Chūshō Sa. He has two brothers, Sakujun and Kokujun. Sōjun is also familiar with Seiran and Ensei, and wishes to become the most powerful of the Sa Clan. As such, he takes part in kidnapping the two newly appointed Sa Province governors, Eigetsu To and Kōrin, who he believes to be Shūrei.

Believing that the Satsujinzoku is under the control of his grandfather, he tries to persuade Meishō, leader of the group, to work with him instead in an attempt to gain more power. Sakujun later kills Sōjun, though he believes, to the last, that it is Kokujun who arranges it.

chuso sa

The younger brother of Sa Enjun who desires to surpass his brother's accomplishments. Has plans to become the next Head of the Sa Clan and is very ambitious about it. He currently has Eiki, Enjun's widow, imprisoned at an undisclosed location as she had been taking care of the Sa Clan in the absence, and then death of her husband.

When he heard that the newly appointed co-governors, Shūrei Kō and Eigetsu To, were arriving to take up their posts, he works with the Satsujinzoku to kidnap them so that he could keep them from it while also thinking to arrange Shūrei's marriage to his second grandson, Sakujun, to help in his consolidation of power.

Disregarding the cost and chaos involved, he orders that the seals of the previous governor be found for his use and views his grandsons as pawns in his aim for power.