内容简介：
They send Kishin. The Yaifolk believe they survived the end of civilization to preserve humanity's wisdom. After two hundred years of seclusion on an island archipelago, they send their apprentice sage to make first contact with the outer world. This young woman is an unlikely and reluctant hero. Armed only with shamanic abilities and knowledge from old books, Kishin will be gravely tested. On the mainland she is employed as tutor to the imperial heir but finds the empire in tatters, hedonistic and depraved. The heir is a spoiled brat, there's something strange about their food and, worst of all, she is held captive in the palace. She is horrifed to learn the aristocrats actually imported her to revive their decayed gene pool. Outside in the city, a horde of abandoned children, ruled by an old nanny, are starving in the ruins. Kishin's skills and soul must be tried before she can complete her mission and go home to the Yai.