Where does a legend begin?

Saizou gave five years to the Emperor's war in China. The last thing he expected when he returned home was a Japan changed beyond recognition. Under the rule of the capricious Prince-Regent, everything familiar is taken from him and he is declared a criminal. On the run and hunted by officials and bounty hunters alike, Saizou knows only one thing: compromising truth and kindness will destroy him and make everything he fought for worthless. Now he must either give up and save himself or sacrifice everything he loves to spark a rebellion in a country of people he cannot trust.