In her quest across feudal Japan to avenge the murder of her parents, Rin has seen too much death and agony. When Rin befriends a young boy, she is horrified to learn that his father is one of her parents' killers. Wery of blood, Rin now wishes only for an apology from the killer, a mask maker whose only desire is to keep his evil past from his son and who will take up the sword again to protect his secret. Protecting Rin, however, is the immortal samurai, Manji--but if he kills the mask maker, will Rin's young friend be drawn into the same cycle of vengeance that has scarred her own life?