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== Events ==
* The lost Merenae fleet under the command of Teodoro Cornejo are found by a Thrane fleet led by Garen Hawthorne.
* The Mantis Clan Champion Gusai Mori meets in secret with the Merenae and bargains preferential trade agreements.
* Through Mantis mediation a group of gaijin ambassadors is allowed to enter the Imperial Court by Hantei Yugozohime.
* Kyuden Seppun hosts the winter court. The gaijin are invited.
* Ikoma Genmuro approachs Garen to learn on the gaijin tactics.
* The Crab Clan declares war on the Dragon Clan over trade imbalances. The Dragon Mirumoto Turan calls the Lion Clan as allies in the Dragon-Crab War.
* A Lion legion led by Matsu Masaru and Akodo Godaigo is dispatched to fight. Masaru's sister, Matsu Hitomi, swore he would follow any task set by Turan.
== Deaths ==
* Bayushi Akoru
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