Shike (Book One) Time of the Dragons

In the year of the Dragon, while Japan shudders beneath the hoofbeats of the great battling clans, Jebu, a young monk of the awesome breed known as Zinja, leaves his mountain temple to escort Taniko, a beautiful and headstrong noblewoman, to her wedding at the capital. During the journey their fate is sealed. The warrior who knows ten thousand ways to kill - and to love - pledges his life to Taniko. But again and again their karma will sweep them apart. He, to serve the outlawed Muratomo fa...