In the space of one night everyone's fate was suddenly overturned...
Before the last star was waning the next morning, fast horses left the Imperial City and rode on the outskirts of the capital towards the opulent estate where General Hishoku and his family lived.
This military family was one of the top aristocratic families in the capital, thus their residence was extremely vaste and fancy with six courtyards, three gardens, beautifully decorated rooms, and a large stable with Persian horses—a reward from Emperor Akishino for quelling a foreign invasion six years ago.
Additionally, high walls surrounded and protected the wealthy estate which had been in the family for over a hundred years and build upon with more opulence and grandeur thanks to financial recompense earned with every decisive battle won and every imperial gift.
