Across the Arabian Desert there is a city of wealth, adventure, and romance, where merchants from East and West mingle in grand bazaars and great armies march at the command of a sultan both wise and powerful! It is the city of Oman, and it is about to be set upon by seven cunning thieves. On the day of the princess’s betrothal, who shall steal the royal jewels, and who shall steal the maiden’s heart?
War rages across Nippon. As samurai clash on the field of battle, refugees wander a war-torn land while ancient spirits stir in forgotten shrines. The dispossessed and the battle-weary have come to take shelter in a mysterious teahouse standing in a field of strawberries. It is here that our story begins.