The letter felt heavier than simple rice paper should have… The weight of a harsh order.

–Mari Murdock, “Cold Autumn Harvests”

Though it’s the time of the harvest, supplies are short, particularly for a detachment of the Lion Clan army stationed on the Lion-Unicorn border. Their food is running out, and faced with starvation, their only source of provisions may be a lonely Unicorn village just over the border. Raiding peasants is surely a dishonorable tactic—but the Lion have a duty to fulfill, and they cannot uphold their duty if they are starving.

Discover what commander Ikoma Tsanuri will choose in "Cold Autumn Harvests" (10 MB), a new Legend of the Five Rings short story by Mari Murdock!