Way of the MasterOn the eve of achieving everything he has always worked for, Yukihiro finds his world suddenly shattered. Gentle Sensei Naha, who had been both teacher and father to him, has expelled him from the dojo in a blind and inexplicable rage. The darkly beautiful Aki, who had promised to become his wife, has been carried off by the insatiable warlord Takara. And Yukihiro, only yesterday his province’s most celebrated young warrior, now finds himself in exile, disguised in beggar’s rags, searching for answers. To uncover them, and to survive the mortal challenges his enemies have in store, he will have to go beyond all he knows of the way of the warrior, and begin to grasp the way of the master. |
Contents
Object of desire | 1 |
Fall from Grace | 3 |
The streets of Osara | 7 |
Animal cunning | 10 |
Caught unawares | 13 |
A daring escape | 16 |
Samurai and beggar | 19 |
Rough road to Hiroshi | 22 |
In limbo | 96 |
Ninjutsu in the garden | 100 |
Blackhearted kyu | 106 |
The swordsmiths secrets | 110 |
Full of loathing | 114 |
Watery grave | 117 |
The great beyond | 122 |
Fighting the invisible sword | 127 |
Melee at the border | 25 |
Befriended | 30 |
First lessons | 37 |
Country shia | 40 |
A hard choice | 44 |
Troubled mind | 47 |
Descending the mountain | 49 |
Hiroshi City | 55 |
Teahouse women | 57 |
A word of warning | 61 |
A place to stay | 67 |
Sumo Sammo | 72 |
New intelligence | 75 |
Ambushed | 79 |
Post mortem | 84 |
Eyes of a killer | 86 |
Midnight meeting | 90 |
The daimyos residence | 93 |
Urgent news | 135 |
Infiltrating the enemy | 139 |
Deaths door | 141 |
Blue skies and despair | 143 |
Approaching Osara | 146 |
Catching up | 153 |
Apprehended | 156 |
Judged before the court | 158 |
Facing Sensei Naha | 160 |
Extraordinary revelations | 163 |
First night home | 168 |
Meeting his match | 170 |
A new beginning | 173 |
About the Author | 177 |
Glossary | 179 |
Back Cover | 185 |
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