Before reporting to their assigned posts, Shurei and Eigetsu remain in Kinka to contend with the deadly Murderous Blades. However, during their well-meaning endeavor the tyrannical Sa Clan initiates a lockdown of the capital city Koren. Shurei and Eigetsu must reach Koren at all costs, otherwise they risk forfeiting their posts as governor of Sa province.
In order to recover a special ornament crucial to fulfilling her post, Shurei accepts a dubious invitation to a Sa Clan ceremony, where fatal consequences await her.