My mother ended her lecture with the following words. "Such a waste of space you are. We have decided to marry you off to the Shogun. There maybe you'll learn some manners and maybe you'll finally be of use."

I wanted to protest, scream and shout, how could my own mother give me away to a stranger..? That too the Shogun? The most feared person in the empire..? What did I ever do to deserve this life..