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Reiko, empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess Órlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival, to find the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, a legendary treasure of a historical dynasty that confers valor and triumph to its bearer. Órlaith knows all too well the energy it indicates. Her own inherited cutting tool, the Sword of the Lady, was both an encumbrance and a threat to her father, Rudi Mackenzie, as it didn't save the king from being assassinated. However the fabled sword is situated deep with the Valley of Death, and the search will be definately not easy. And conflict is building in Montival and very good beyond. As Órlaith and Reiko encounter danger and wonder, Órlaith's mother, Queen Matildha, feels her daughter's alliance and goal has endangered the whole realm. There are factions both within and without Montival whose loyalty perished with the king, and whispers of treachery and conflict grow ever louder. As well as the Malevolence that underlies the adversary will flex all its pushes to destroy them.
