Why was the magi here?
Sinbad has had his fill of the Kou recently. Kouen was shedding on his things and being domineering, Kyogyoku lurked behind pillars and around corners, and Hakuryuu was being... Himself, as usual. If not for examples like Hakuei, he might start to think there was something in the empire's water that made all of its residents a bit crazy.
Though something did seem off about this. Usually, when Judal wanted his attention, he made a show of it: he froze the harbor, he iced over one of the towers. He made it impossible to ignore him, floating and zipping around, yelling his demands for everyone to hear. He wasn't one to simply walk in like this. It was too... human, for him. So, despite his better judgement, Sinbad does not immediately reach for his sword.
This was likely another game of Judal's, some act to get the king unbalanced and exploit it. The cloth is covered in red dye. He hurt himself to get close enough to the "idiot king" to give him a good shock. This is meant to distract him from something else. Really, the possibilities were numerous, but until an alarm was sounded, Sinbad was willing to take this at face value. Somehow, he had the energy left.
"Judal," he greets the magi, simply enough. He stands from the bench he was sitting on -- he had been trying to enjoy the morning peace of the courtyard, when it was still cool and the birds chirped -- and turns to face the magi. "Looks like someone finally gave you a good smack upside the head. Whoever it was, is a friend of mine."
That was a bit curious, too. If this wasn't part of the act, the fact an attack had managed to get through Judal's borg and actually injure him was exceptional. Usually it took tiring him out significantly to make any progress penetrating it, even with the use of metal vessels.
