WILL THE LOSS OF A SIBLING BE TOO MUCH TO BEAR? Shino and Ikumatsu battled fiercely over the Sessho-seki, but in the end, that very blade took Ikumatsu’s life. Many others died as well in the conflict, bringing both grief and great change to the Kyuko clan. Now Shino and Haruyasu must decide where to go next. Will Shino resume her mission to find and kill her mother?
