When one of the villages under his father's purview requests assistance, Asaka Ietsugu volunteers to find out what is going on. A supernatural creature is supposedly tormenting the villagers. Ietsugu will find out if this is true or some sort of trick and put it to rights. 

But there is more going on than Ietsugu assumed. The village has secrets. Can he ferret out the truth before things go too far?

"Appeasement - a prequel short story for "In the Service of Samurai" - YA Fantasy"

by Gloria Oliver