The Fox’s Bargain

Chapter 30: The primary source EMIKO AND KEN Two years on. Her published research on kitsune mythology was the most […]

Chapter 29: The question of behalf EMIKO She asked him to stop in August. She’d said it clearly and he’d

Chapter 28: The indirect solution KEN He addressed the professional problem indirectly, which was how he addressed most things, and

Chapter 27: The professional problem EMIKO Professor Inoue requested a meeting in September. She’d been expecting it. Her research output

Chapter 26: The council approves KEN The council’s formal approval arrived six weeks after the initial meeting. It arrived via

Chapter 25: What the bond means for a long life EMIKO The council’s meeting had described the implications of the

Chapter 24: The question of precedent KEN She argued with Riko about precedent. Not in the council meeting — the

Chapter 23: The spirit council EMIKO She had read the council’s historical precedents and she had prepared accordingly. Ken had

Chapter 22: Tea and the 1720s KEN She woke at seven. He knew this because he’d been in the shrine’s

Chapter 21: The shrine at night EMIKO The council deliberated for two weeks. In the meanwhile, she was in the