The Saito clan served Akigawa for generations with honor and steel. Then in one night that legacy was erased in fire and blood -- every member, every retainer, every soul who carried their name. Takeshi Saito should've died that night. Instead, he wakes in darkness, saved by warriors who operate in shadows and serve a purpose deeper than any lord or clan. His family uncovered a corruption. One worth killing an entire clan to silence. And the closer Takeshi gets to the center of it, the closer he gets to the Autumn Throne. Takeshi wanted vengeance for the death of his family. But Akigawa might need him for something greater. When autumn bleeds, the wind remembers. And it always returns.