About the book: year / Itami Cho has earned the name Whispering Blade. She is a Shintei warrior, and what matters most to her is oaths and honor. But keeping vows has always been more difficult than making them. When the Burning Fist and his bandits attack the city of Kaishi, Itami makes a final vow to protect the city and its inhabitants at all costs. Ein has dreamed of being a hero all his life, and now the God of Death has given him a chance. The Reaper sent him on an impossible task: an eight-year-old boy must stop the immortal emperor..