Kimi's uncle, Hidehara, comes over for a visit. It appears as if Kimi's father was leaving and her uncle was taking his place as jito. As Kimi and Hana watch the sacred ceremony secretly, they witness their uncle plunge a knife into their father and say that the older brothers did it. After witnessing the struggle, they went and hide in a family shrine. There they find a note from their mother saying that she and Moriyasu, the youngest brother had escaped and that they would some day meet when Moriyasu was old enough to take their house back from Hidehara. This was all in the disguise of a poem.
Kimi and Hana make a plan to disguise themselves as boys and make their way to a famous dojo that had taught all of the men in their family. They are not allowed in at first and meets their cousin, the son of Hidehara, Ken-ichi. Luckily he does not recognize the girls and simply looks down upon them as two poor farm boys. It appears he is not even aware of his father's doings. He challenges Kimi to a sword fight after an accidnetal clash of swords. Even though she loses, her potential catches the attenttion of the master of the dojo, Master Goku. He lets the girls in as servants and allows them to attend classes when they are not working. What will happen next? Will the sisters be able to find their mother? You will have to finish all 3 books in this series to know!
I think this is a special book because it takes place in 1216, Japan, a time and place most stories won't take place in. I strongly recommend this book to people who are interested in fiction novels. Hope you will like it!
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