Alec and Keira Anne are fighting to be together in a world where love is unrequited. After five years of being away, Alec is returning to Keira to free her from his father's grasp. After reading the letters from home, Alec is finally returning to his betrothed. The adventure of traveling to the land of nobel's Mount Takanosu to find there is a war brewing with the Meiji government. Regaining a lover's trust might be more difficult than Alec thought. The love between them has deminished and the battle of swords will determine their fate.