lord otori takeo and his consort kaede have ruled for over sixteen years the three countries are rich peaceful and prosperous the sacred birds the houou nest at terayama and a fabled creature the kirin has appeared on thir shores heven seem to smile on them
yet there very success has attracted the attention of the distant emperor and his general the warlord saga hideki who covet all the wealth of the three countries and especially takeos heir his eldest daughter shigeko now of marriageable age at the same time the voilent acts and betrayals of the past will not lie buried the renegade tribe family the kikuta seek revenge on takeo for the murderof there leader they have an eager ally in in his brother-in-law arai zenko who has never been able to forgrt or forgive his own fathers shamful death
no one escapes the tribe forever
takeo has many other concerns above all for his yonger daughters the twins maya and miki whose strange talents lead them into the world of shadows and ghosts and other secrets that cannot be kept hidden everything that he and kaedo have achieved is threatened
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