Usagi and Yukichi have grown closer to Tabo and his fellow Kirishitan pilgrims during their travels. But at the end of their long walk the unexpected awaits—they are not alone seeking salvation from "The Mother!" Soon Usagi and Yukichi are reminded that every prayer cannot be answered when this heart-wrenching two-part story concludes.

All signatures and remarques are by Stan Sakai, not Jennifer Meyer.