Yoko makes it out of the town safely.  Shoukei is aided by a man also and agrees to do some chores around their place for safe haven.  Asano is sent with some of Shoukou's men to the place that Yoko is staying.  Suzu helps out at the inn where she's staying with Seki and his brother.  Yoko comes in and talks to Suzu who does not recognize her as the queen.  After hearing what has been happening and how the people feel about her replacing a good leader with the one they have now, she leaves.  Meanwhile Enho is captured by Shoukou's men as a wanted felon.  The crazy Asano shoots the boy Kei Kei and, when the girl runs off, the men follow an kill her.  Keiki warns Yoko about the smell of blood when they return to the village and Yoko discovers Kei Kei who is still alive.  She sets him off to get help with Keiki and his youma and then discovers the girl's body in her room.  She is clutching her seal, the one the queen uses for her official stamp, and realizes she was perhaps trying to protect her cover.  One of Keiki's youma appears and tells Yoko that the wound on the boy was not caused by a normal weapon; that there were burns around it.  She determines that she mist stop Shoukou before anyone else is hurt.