Prequel
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A bride walks through a desolate field... she is Konori, a girl eight years of age. In order to save her town from starvation, she was offered as a bride to Gemuri, a fearsome demon. As she traveled across the desolate grasslands of the Yellow Sea Plain, what fierce destiny awaits the girl at the end of the journey!? This collection of elegant works of Oriental fantasy Includes the title story and also "Kareno no Hanayome" (枯れ野の花嫁). (Source: Homesha, translated)
Sequel
Mishka, a young girl who has lost her home and her right arm, finds shelter in the oasis city of Katanar. There she meets a boy named Chato, who is missing his left arm. Mishka and Chato pretend to be twin siblings, and end up finding a job as servants of Indaris, the son of the city's lord, who lies in bed as an abomination...? (Source: Shueisha, translated) *Note: Volume 10 of the *Kishibe no Uta* series.* Collected Stories: 1. **Shinintsukai no Yuigon** (死人使いの遺言) 2. **Suna no Shita no Shirabe** (砂の下の調べ) 1 3. **Suna no Shita no Shirabe** (砂の下の調べ) 2