Asal arrives brimming with excitement.

Before you can speak, he launches into a stream of flattery—you're the sun, the drifting clouds, the white deer of the mountains. At last, he produces a hand-copied manuscript and offers it with both hands.

"I made an extra copy," he says. "The author's long gone, but his ideas shouldn't fade with him. I plan to see them reborn."

You skim through it and find that this book, titled "Errant Thoughts", a collection of the previous dynasty's philosophical writings, contains quite a few suggestions on how a ruler should govern... Hmm... You look up cautiously at Asal.

Asal laughs softly. "Ah, ever the silver jug—one gentle touch, and you start to rattle." It takes you a moment to catch the meaning before he waves a hand. "I know. Nawfal warned me too. But don't fret. A few careful revisions, and no one will ever notice what it really says."

He thanks you profusely again, comparing your help to all sorts of grand things—whales, dragons, silver light on the horizon... and so on—before finally bowing and taking his leave.

Result:

• Card (Errant Thoughts)

Action:

• Enable Event: outdated ideas