About the book: year / Takeo’s marriage to the beautiful Kaede aroused the wrath of many rulers. Internecine wars swept the country. How can the young samurai Otori Takeo, the adopted son and heir of the great warrior Otori Shigeru, save his possessions and life? Peace will be achieved only at the cost of much bloodshed. However, the life of a samurai is at the edge of his sword, and the fear of death is unknown to him!