Usagi Yojimbo Book 21: The Mother of Mountains written and illustrated by Stan Sakai
This volume contains one extended story, superficially about a secret gold mine discovered on the border of two provinces. The first the Geishu clan hears anything, they are told a plague has broken out in the remote village. Lord Noriyuki dispatches his trusted advisor Tomoe to investigate; Usagi winds up in the story through the usual circumstances. They discover that Tomoe's cousin Noriko (from the other province) has a group of thugs who are forcing the local villagers to dig. A peasant found a gromwell bush (which only grows over gold mines) but the mining has not revealed any gold yet. Noriko is determined to find fabulous wealth. Tomoe and Noriko get a lot of back story and character development as the drama goes on, the real heart of the narrative.
The story has some interesting twists and turns as it gets to its finale. This is another enjoyable adventure with the ronin rabbit--well paced and interesting.
Recommended, highly for Usagi fans.
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