Seirei no Moribito

Balsa, a skilled female bodyguard, comes across the young prince Chagum of the New Yogo Empire. He has fallen from an ox carriage into a river and she rescues him. Balsa is caught by ghuntersh, the palace spies, and brought to the palacefs dungeons. However, Chagumfs mother, the Second Empress, releases her and asks her to take Chagum and run away. According to her, the egg of a water spirit, which is said to be an evil demon, dwells in Chagum. This is why the Emperor has been trying to assassinate the boy. Chagumfs fall into the river was not an accident. Balsa reluctantly takes Chagum and flees. To protect the prince from imperial assassins set loose by the palace and monsters of the underworld, Balsa starts to teach him the harshness of living and techniques to defend himself. With the help of shamans who can communicate with spirits, she learns about the true nature of the spirit in Chagum. But with the passage of time, the egg has grown and is about to hatch. The two of them cannot run away forever. Balsa eventually faces a showdown with the assassins and monsters...

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