The Twelve Kingdoms: Suzu is having a dream that she met queen Kei and that she made Riyou work for her instead. She wakes up only to be scolded by Riyou and given more chores. Back in Kei, Youko is meeting with her officials again. Everyone seems to be against Youko's decisions. Later one of Youko's servants teachers her the ranks and jobs of all her officials. Uikyou, one of Youko's officials, invites Youko to come to dinner. Youko excepts. One of Youko's decision staff pressures her into making a decision while Keiki is away. Youko tells him to do whatever he wants with the matter. Keiki arrives afterwords and tells her she was wrong for letting him decide something on his own. She lashes out at him saying that she's sick of him dissapproving her. She tells him to leave. Keiki is speechless. In Shoukei's story, she is singing a song when a little girl asks her to teach it to her. But she tells her she isn't suited to know it. At the same time Suzu breaks a vase and is punished by Riyou. She is sent to a mountain to pick a rare herb for her. While attempting it she falls off the cliff... Meanwhile Gobo is whipping Shoukei with a stick for not helping with dinner. The little girl from earilier hears Gobo say she was the queen's daughter and runs off to tell the entire village. They all drag her outside and begin kicking her. When they decide to kill her she pleads for them not too. She tells them she had no idea what her father was doing. Back in Kei Youko is having dinner over Uikyou's when all the sudden soldiers come busting in revealing that Uikyou was planning to kill Youko. Uikyou grabs her and holds a sword to her neck. Youko's hinman takes over and knocks her off, while she is distanced the soldiers shoot her with arrows killing her.

Starring:

Houko Kuwashima, Kate Davis, Mari Devon

Genre:

Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy