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== Events ==
* The Emerald Champion Matsu Mochiko refuses the Daidoji claim to sponsor the Thrane Kingdom separately from the Merenae, sponsored by the Mantis Clan.
* Matsu Hitomi defeats Hiruma Tatsuya's forces. The Crab Clan is forced to sue for peace in the Dragon-Crab War.
* The religious practices of the Merenae Alvaro Molinero alarm the Rokugani.
* Mirumoto Turan turns over his former Lion allies and orders Matsu Hitomi to conquer a Lion castle on his behalf.
* Matsu Hitomi refuses to asssault the Lion keep under the command of her lover. She breaks her vows and fled as a ronin.
* Kitsu Uragiri poisons Akodo Godaigo and passes him the cursed Kenshin's Helm.
* Matsu Hitomi is chased by her former clan. Godaigo hunts down and executes her at Toshi no Omoidoso.
* The Kenshin's Helm is returned to the Miya.
* Lion and Dragon sign peace.
* Winter Court is hosted at Kyuden Seppun.
* Plans of Garen Hawthorne to kill the Merenae in the return trip are exposed by Teodoro Cornejo. He and Gusai Mori devise a plan to discredit Garen at court.
== Deaths ==
* Kitsu Uragiri
* Matsu Hitomi
* Matsu Masaru
* Mirumoto Turan
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