Book excerpt: After setting off on their journey together, Anne and Challe are on the Bloody Highway, a notoriously dangerous stretch of road rife with bandits. Sure enough, they don’t get far before being accosted by a group of sword-wielding foes on horseback, and they’re out for blood! How will Anne’s new bodyguard fare in combat, and more importantly, will he even listen to his master’s commands? Read the next chapter of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale the same day as Japan!