Lady Mochizuki Chiyome is mired in grief. Recently widowed by JapanтАЩs endless civil war, she has become tired of mourning, tired of wearing the white robes that are the traditional Japanese garb of grief. On the road, she encounters two young women who open her eyes to a whole new purpose in life тАФ and a new way to end Japan's century of bloodshed.
This is the first of six Kunoichi Companion Tales, prequel stories to David KudlerтАЩs historical novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale:
White Robes тАФ Mired in her own grief, Lady Mochizuki Chiyome encounters two young women who give her a whole new, much more interesting opportunity
Silk & Service тАФ A young Takeda warrior meets a servant who is much more than she seems (coming soon!)
Ghost тАФ When Lady Chiyome receives a note from the sh?gun, she finds that the messenger is much more intriguing than the message
Shining Boy тАФ Plucked off of the streets of the capital, an orphan girl tries to figure out what story she's wandered into
Blade тАФ Toumi doesn't want anyone messing with her business
Little Brother тАФ Returning to the monastery turns out to be as hard as leaving it was