Kaoru

Kaoru

Also Known As: The Consultant Captain, the Captain, Her Cloistered Highness’s young son
Gender: M
Age: 14 -First Introduced: Chapter 42 “The Perfumed Prince”
Relations: Son of Suzaku’s Third Princess (Onna San no Miya) by Kashiwagi, but believed by the world at large to be her son by Genji. Kaoru is a 1/2 nephew of the reigning Emperor (name not given) and the friend and rival of Niou.
Rank / Office / Title: (Born), 36; the little boy, 37; the Consultant Captain, 42; the Minamoto Counselor, 43; the Minamoto Adviser, the Consultant Captain, then Counselor, 44; the Consultant Captain, 45; the Consultant Captain, then Counselor, 46; the Counselor, 47, 48; the Counselor, then the Commander, 49; the Commander, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
Other Relevant Information: Both Niou and Kaoru’s sobriquets mean “perfume” or “fragrance.”