As soon as he opened his eyes, he met another pair of eyes and was immediately startled. The owner of those eyes, on the other hand, was composed, with a smile on their lips, and then they sat down cross-legged directly across from him. It was as if they had anticipated his awakening and had been waiting here for his return to consciousness.
"May I ask who Your Excellency might be?" he asked as he swept his gaze over the other person, sizing them up briefly.
The individual was dressed in a simple, plain orchid-colored robe that seemed borrowed from someone else—two sizes too large, hanging loosely on their frame. They wore their hair high in a topknot adorned with a brass crest plaque, which was clearly styled as a simple man's topknot, yet around their neck was a powder blue scarf of a clashing color, a fashion not commonly seen even among women.
