Book completed in 2008

So Tōcko does not necessarily understand English at this point, but he's learning a bit from Mae, and even without understanding much of what she says, animals can still be sensitive to tone and emotion in our voices.

In case you haven't read The Daisy's Vow and the Streamside, Tatsuma's been a little twerp lately, as she's noticed the connection between Yokiro and Sikue and enjoys tormenting them and trying to... uh... support a relationship between them...in her own way.

Tried to cram things into the ending.