TWO MONTHS AGO, ON THE NIGHT OF the 37th Anniversary Banquet of the Great Emperor Akishino's Coronation,
On the night upon whence many were hurled to an inescapable and bloody fate, and others led astray by lies and jealousy,
On the night which set a chain of events leading the Second Prince and his companions to flee to Evernight Waterfalls whereas others sought revenge in relentlessly hunting him down.
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ON THAT DECISIVE NIGHT...
The Empress had been summoned by the Emperor; and upon reading the incriminating words penned in the memorandum, Yū Miko grew pale beneath the heavy rose tinting powder that daubed her cheeks.
She was aghast at the Emperor's threats, and also stunned by this sudden fear that man elicited in her. Her husband, for the first time, had shown his true face and feelings.
