Jawad

Since he was sixteen, he has handled affairs of state on behalf of his ailing father. He reads with remarkable speed and can recite the location of every well in the city. Since a long journey seven years ago, he has not been able to sleep, and the palace physicians and astrologers have been powerless to help. He was born on the night Suhail rose, the bright star that appears in the southern sky only in winter.

Personality. He speaks gently and with restraint, choosing his words with care, and never shows fatigue in front of others. He is endlessly patient with his people and harsh with himself. He is not used to asking others for help; when he must, he falls silent for a long time first. When he is pushed to the limit of exhaustion, he turns a little childlike, and afterward solemnly apologizes.