The Lady General, Hagane Masako, Mistress of the Five Provinces, Conqueror of the Battle of Kiyoshi is Special Retainer to the Imperial Prince Yoshinake and serves him wellupon the fields of battle and, discreetly, within his private chambers. There, she masters his passion, his desire for the erotic arts of pleasurable pain and the firm hand of a powerful woman.
That Lady Umiko had loved and desired her prince since she first saw him, this match would surely be blessed with both pleasure and children of the finest Imperial blood. She brings to the wedding a sacred robe of magical silk to protect him and all the generations of his bloodline to come.
However, Lady Umiko lacks one thing to bring to her love and their private chambersa form of ancient, feminine power the General may know how to obtain. Together, they must embark on a sacred quest to a place mere mortal men dare not approach, where magical beings stand guard against the unworthy...