This is book three of the Child of Shadow trilogy. The war is won, but the bigger battle is about to begin for the former Ama Miki. Now the wife to heir of the Yorisada clan, Miki must fight to protect the baby she carries at all cost because of a prophesy. Her enemies have changed, now it isn't men with swords, it is women who fight with lies and inuendo. Treachery, deceit, jealousy and the fear of the childs place in the quest for power have made her new home the most dangerous place in Japan.