Tokusuke

Tokusuke sent the carved bamboo boat sailing across the grand palace reflection pool, its sail a single pink petal. The official chroniclers of The Teikodian Empire describe them as a harmless eccentric, a noble obsessed with childish crafts and silly hats. They see the pink yukata and the playful demeanor and dismiss them entirely. But ask the spies who are no longer in service. They whisper a different tale. They speak of intricate bamboo wind chimes that relayed coded messages across the capital, and garden lattices that were secretly maps of the dungeons. Their public rivalry with the stern artisan Hannosuke was seen as a petty squabble over technique, but the spies knew better. It was a cold war fought with reeds and twine, and Tokusuke's 'playfulness' was the most dangerous weapon in the city.