Shirley Kubo

"Rakan makes the bold decision to return to the other world with Chigusa and the others. Awaiting them is a place without light, a place where the forests have disappeared. This is a world that is beginning its end. But for the people who have no one to turn to in this dying world, Rakan has arrived to be their savior. A legend is about to be born ..."--Cover

Rakan is a lonely orphaned teen with an unusual attraction to flowers and plants. Chigusa is his surprise guest, who arrives mysteriously one day out of nowhere. Together, these two uncover secrets about each other -- including the fact that Rakan may be a special prince, who Chigusa insists on protecting at all costs! "After capturing Tohji, the assassin sent after them, Rakan and his two guests return to squabbling over what to eat for dinner. As...