Retrieving a priceless artifact from the Imperial vaults, Michiri, daughter of the Emperor of the Laughing Rains, embarks on a perilous journey to restore the artifact to it's rightful owners--the people of the Iron Mountains--and her people's enemies. Caught between the opposing forces of the Laughing Rains and the Iron Mountains, can she survive long enough to end the centuries old rivalry and bring a lasting healing and peace to both peoples?