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~One More Scar~ Nature gifts her devouts power called Affinities. Jōzu, a servant boy, supposedly controls the wind. He could have saved his lord's daughter from a plummeting death, and now he pays for his inaction. Wind does not really heed his commands, but he mustn't let anyone discover the element that does, even if that means facing a murderer's fate. ~Beneath My Skin~ Lady Kichi will not be a prize bartered off for political gain. Her supposed ability to commune with animals and plants makes her valuable, but she wants to start over as someone new. A servant boy helps her escape, but on the run, can she trust him? Her real Affinity says otherwise. ~Etched Upon This Heart I Hold~ Unmei, son of the Lightning Lord, feels lost. His sister is dead, his best friend blamed and killed for it. Yet, perhaps that is not true. One clue leads him to a web of lies and an army marching over their borders--an army that believes it has found the way to defeat Nature. Three short stories, told by Jōzu, Kichi, then Unmei, unravel a world of secrets and high stakes.
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