(W/A) Asumiko Nakamura Purple-eyed Adarte, blue-eyed Adolte. One enveloped in light-the graceful son; and one shrouded in darkness-the prisoner. Destined to walk different paths in a kingdom where a beautiful man is lauded as a hero while his enigmatic assistant toils to support him...

(W/A) Asumiko Nakamura Dao and Shao are twin brothers of a nomadic tribe. Shao is the ideal son, the light of the clan, while the sickly Dao can only aspire to what his brother has. As the days count down to the ritual of Malaukai where their family successor will be decided, a tragic accident alters the twins' fate forever?

(W/A) Asumiko Nakamura Having left his tribe and taken his brother's name, Dao serves as the king's aide, burdened all the while by orders to deceive him. However, the king has secrets of his own. In his childhood days as the crown prince, he led a lonely life as his father suffered from illness. Then, with the arrival of his half-brother, Magrev, a tale of love, hate, and the whims of fate began to unfold?