A female spear-wielder, Balsa, is recruited to protect the second prince of Yogo, Chagum, from his own father. The Em...

Balsa makes preparations to leave the capital with Chagum. She must leave the city without being noticed; a task made...

Balsa discovers that she and Chagum are being followed. She has no choice by to fight against the pursuers. In the co...

Following Balsa's direction, Chagum successfully reached Tanda's house in the mountains. Balsa is able to catch up, b...

Chagum's ailment is revealed by Torogai. Balsa knows that the Emperor will never openly search for the prince. Howeve...

Unable to determine Balsa's exact position, the Emperor's hunters split up. At the Aogiri Mountains they see Balsa an...

In order to remain hidden until next spring, Balsa buys a watermill and settles there with Chagum for the time being....

Balsa visits a great swordsmith to get a new blade for her spear. The smith agrees to forge her new blade, once he is...

Shuga tries to figure of if the drought sign is diminishing. He gets permission from the head star-diviner to transla...

Tōya teaches Chagum how to act more like a city dweller. After Chagum sees through a rigged gambling game, he is dete...

Unhappy with her arranged marriage, Saya's soul leaves her body. Tanda performs a soul call to guide her back. Howeve...

Chagum challenges a boy to a rucha match on the Summer Solstice festival. He asks Balsa to train him to fight. He fig...

Balsa gets challenged to a duel by a former rival. The rival targets a traveling couple in order to draw out Balsa's ...

Torogai makes contact with the water beings of Nayug and discusses Chagum's current condition. Torogai discovers that...

While gathering more information on the drought sign, Shuga finds proof that Chagum is alive. Shuga wishes to tell th...

Chagum's brother, Shagum, dies from overwork and grief leaving Chagum the heir to the throne. Shuga learns from the a...

Shuga locates Chagum and Balsa in the city. The watermill is found by the emperor's hunters and they lay a trap. This...

Balsa, Chagum and Tanda travel to Inishie village in hope of learning the ancient story of the water spirit. They loc...

Chagum runs away in an attempt to return to the Yogo court and avoid being killed by the La Lunga (egg-eater). Determ...

Shuga and the hunters arrive in Inishie Village. Torogai tells Shuga of the egg eater. Shuga agrees to return to cour...

The winter arrives and the mountains become impassable. Balsa tells Chagum the story of her guardian, Jiguro; how 24 ...

Balsa continues Jiguro's story, and reveals the reason behind her oath to save eight souls. Balsa begins to train Cha...

Spring has arrived and Chagum has grown physically and mentally. Chagum and Balsa are reunited with Shuga and the eig...

Balsa, Tanda, and the hunters chase after Chagum. Shuga and Torogai learn that the spirit will be born in another loc...

Balsa's group locate Chagum. The physical world and Nayug begin to merge. Balsa and the hunters manage to hold off en...

Chagum returns to the palace and is named Crown Prince and Divine Hero of the People. While Chagum is reunited with h...