by Lucia St Clair Robson (Author)

After the execution of her father, the young and beautiful Lady Asano is in grave danger from the powerful lord Kira. In order to save herself, she must find Oishi, the leader of the fighting men of her clan. She believes he is in the imperial city of Kyoto, three hundred miles away. To reach him she must walk there on the bustling thoroughfare called the Tokaido Road.