Sairō's Claw

Torako has done many things to protect the valley that she calls home but shes never looted a corpse before. So when the katana she steals off the still-cooling body of a bandit turns out to be possessed by a grumpy wolf kami she can only assume its because shes somehow angered the spirits. An impression thats only reinforced when she returns home to find her wife abducted and her daughter in hiding. But angry spirits or no Torako isnt about to let bandits run off with the love of her life even if it means taking their 3 year old on a rescue mission.In all Kaiyos years as Captain of the Wind Serpent she has never once questioned her admirals orders. So when she receives the command to abduct a civilian scribe with the help of fifteen felons she registers her objections but does as she is bid. Yet as the mission unfolds Kaiyo finds herself questioning everything from her loyalties to her convictions. As Torako and Kaiyos fates cross like dueling blades their persistence is matched only by their fury until they uncover a series of truths they may never be ready to accept.