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Lord Fujiware: a nobleman, exiled from the capital (2) Mamoru: his
protege and companion (2) Ono Rieko: his cousin (3) Murita: a
retainer (3)

Matsuda Shingen: the abbot at Terayama (2) Kubo Makoto: a
monk, Takeo’s closest friend (I)

Jin-emon: a bandit (3) Jiro: a farmer’s son (3) Jo-An: an outcast (I)

orses

Raku: gray with black mane and tail, Takeo’s first horse, given by
him to Kaede

Kyu: black, Shigeru’s horse, disappeared in Inuyama Aoi: black,
half brother to Kyu Ki: Amano’s chestnut Shun: Takeo’s bay, a very
clever horse

bold = main characters

(I, 2, 3) = character’s first appearance in Book I, 2, or

(d.) = character died before the start of Book I

On nights when, wind mixing in, the rain jails, On nights -when, rain
mixing in, the snow jails

YAMANOUE NO OKURAt a dialogue on poverty.

from the country of the eight islands trans: hiroaki sato

Kaede lay deeply asleep in the state close to unconsciousness
that the Kikuta can deliver with their gaze. The night passed, the
stars paled as dawn came, the sounds of the temple rose and fell
around her, but she did not stir. She did not hear her companion,
Shizuka, call anxiously to her from time to time, trying to wake her.
She did not feel Shizuka’s hand on her forehead. She did not hear
Lord Arai Daьchi’s men as they came with increasing impatience to
the veranda, telling Shizuka that the warlord was waiting to speak to
Lady Shirakawa. Her breathing was peaceful and calm, her
features as still as a mask’s.

Toward evening the quality of her sleep seemed to change. Her
eyelids flickered and her lips appeared to smile. Her fingers, which
had been curled gently against her palms, spread. Be patient. He
will come for you. Kaede was dreaming that she had been turned
to ice. The words echoed lucidly in her head. There was no fear in
the dream, just the feeling of being held by something cool and
white in a world that was silent, frozen, and enchanted.