Winter
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
Winter was the work of one of the most famous storytellers throughout history, Kakita Ryoku. The novel was quite popular among the ladies in Rokugan, as it detailed some of the famous romances of her time. In addition romance the novel detailed many political strategies, and is considered by many to one of the best books on politics ever written. [1]
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[edit] A Kitsuki and Ryoku
One part of the novel is about the conversation between a stoic Kitsuki diplomat and Ryoku. Ryoku attempts to make conversations, but is met with only skepticism leading Ryoku to decide that is the last time she would invite a Dragon to Winter Court. [2]
[edit] The Most Important Virtue
In another part of the novel, Ryoku describes a contest she provoked among the Champions of different clans. The contest's nature was to determine the most important virtue a samurai should possess. Different virtues are named by the Champions of the Crab, Lion and Unicorn, Hida Junuro, Akodo Kyuinjin and Shinjo Yuni respectively, but they are all taken by surprise when the Scorpion Champion Bayushi Ujiro names loyalty the most important virtue. The ensuring scandal is augmented when Ujiro challenges the rest of the Champions to a test of the loyalty of their yojimbo. In the test, every daimyo should call his yojimbo and, one by one, order them to perform an action that Ujiro would set by example. Junuro, Kyuinjin and Yuni accept, and discover to their terror that the order Ujiro gives to his yojimbo Shunsen the order of killing him. Without doubt, Shunsen kills Bayushi Ujiro and then takes his own life, leaving all those gathered terrified. [3]
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