After Tora ordered Arakaki to take the women to the northern border and give them shelter until they were capable to live on their own, Tora together with Churu and Aki set to go on her journey back to the capital.
Meanwhile, her steed Kaze was also transported to the northern border as he couldn't travel for a long time as his wounds were still fresh. On the other hand, Chiharu was forced to travel with Tora for her own reason, which no one knew.
The original seven to eight days to travel to the capital took a little longer as they traveled by group. Nevertheless, they reached their destination without running into bandits.
On their journey, Aki mostly remained silent as he just watched the mother and daughter duo did what they usually do. Looking at the direction of Tora, she was riding on a horse with Churu in front of her while Chiharu guided it as he walked.
Recalling the memory days ago, Aki sighed.