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Flame in the Mist : The Epic New York Times Bestseller Rima Regas its citizens caught between defianceThe daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her placeshe may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consorta political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko