Scorpio wastes no time as he embarks on his journey to Japan. The task of bringing another young leader into alignment becomes even more challenging, however, when he discovers the young Azami is more like him than expected. At 21, Azami has lived nearly her entire life within the confines of a Samurai training school. Brought to the school as a young orphan girl, Azami has been taught the ways of the Samurai by her Sensei and adopted father, Hirohito. In quiet defiance of the Bushido Code, Hirohito has trained and groomed a female to be Samurai and the school's next Sensei Master. Hesitant and leery of the Westerner's proposal, Azami at first sees Scorpio as a threat. She soon realizes herself to be more like him than anyone she has ever known and Azami comes to trust Scorpio's guidance on her journey. She begins to believe her destiny lies outside the boundaries of the school that is her home and which she has become so comfortable and masterful at operating. New challenges, unexpected encounters and experiences beyond imagining await Azami as the magical landscape and ancient terrain of Japan beckon. Breaking all the rules of being a female in early 20th-century Japan, Azami embarks on a journey of magnificence which teaches her that to assume her destiny as the next leader of her country is an honourable way to live.