Yoshiko takes her first steps toward rebuilding her shattered world—not with armies, but with a single ally.

Armed only with instinct and determination, she scours the town’s restaurants and saké houses for days, hunting the autumn-haired man whispered of by a shopkeeper. When she finally spots him, the real chase begins.

Can she convince him to join her cause?

And what does he see in a girl with nothing left but grit, grief, and a dangerous dream?