"Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother's head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago--but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can't afford to attract attention--or get attached. Still, he...

"Syv is a snowcat and the youngest in a family of princes. When his father dies, Syv and his brothers are all in line for the throne. Eager to become kings themselves and wary of how well-liked Syv has become by the citizens, Syv's brothers send him on a dangerous quest to find the long-lost magical crown that once belonged to their royal ancestor, the Eldking. Legend says that the snowcat who finds the crown will break the curse on their land and...

As the feared assassin of the Bakumatsu, Himura Kenshin killed in the name of the new era. As the rurouni of Meiji, he wielded a sakabato to protect those who counldn't protect themselves, all along holding true to his vow to never take another life. Now Kenshin's fight with Enishi has entered its final stage, as has his quest for atonement. Will another life be required to complete the circle? The road of redemption has been a long one for the world-weary...

Angela Vicario's husband returns his new bride to her family hours after the marriage, claiming she is a dishonored woman. Angela's family forces her to reveal her first lover's name, and her twin brothers set out to murder the man, Santiago Nasar. As the murder is planned, no one in the town tries to stop the crime, which results in an entire society put on trial for the murder.

When a possible weakness in Shishio's body reveals itself to Kenshin when he is nearly out of strength, Kenshin wonders if he should just give up and let history decide who was right and who was wrong.

While Kenshin tries to embrace the peace he and others fought so hard for, there are those who don't agree. In ten days, Kenshin's enemies will come for him and all those who stand with him are in danger also. Is it time for Kenshin to pay for his past sins?

Saitô Hajime drops by the Kamiya Dojo in order to find out more about the relationship between Kenshin and Enishi. He shows up at the end of Kenshin, Sanosuke and Yahiko's battle with Enishi's cabal of fighters, but Saitô's Gatotsu may not be enough to defeat the last of the "Six Comrades."

Kaoru locates Kenshin in Kyoto at Hiko Seijûrô's home, where he has convinced his master to complete his training. As Kenshin resumes the role of student, Shinomori Aoshi arrives and is recruited to Shishio Makoto's cause, and Saitô Hajime frees Sano from jail and questions Ten Swords member Chô.