Matsudaira

Character Profile

Name:	Matsudaira
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Service:	Lady Arikawa, Japanese Empire
Rank:	Official
Nationality:	Japanese
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Biography

Matsudaira is a Japanese official, described by William Laurence as "an older man, with a narrow beard that framed his face in dark lines salted with a little grey; his mouth was thin and hard". He was brought by Lady Arikawa to interrogate Laurence over the shipwreck of the Pontentate.

He took Laurence to Hakata Bay, where Laurence met Lord Jinai, a Sui Riu dragon, and viewed the battle scene where Lord Jinai had fought Temeraire, Maximus, Lily, and the other British dragons.

When Lady Arikawa invited Kaneko Hiromasa to ride upon her back to Hakata Bay, Matsudaira seemed to disapprove of her action, which Laurence judged "by the tightening of his lips".]]