Chapter 51- 55 Summary

Chapter Fifty-one sees the abandonment by Kaede of her family home from the other side of the story, by her daughter Miki.

The twin had waited for Maya to return but when, after a day had passed, she had realized that Maya was gone forever and had descended into the town herself. She approaches the house where her mother and Hana are inside, only to hear the news of the death of her new baby brother and the cooks take pity on her. She is struck dumb by the sudden knowledge of what Maya has done, and the cooks keep her out of sight of both Hana and Kaede for fear that her mother will go mad with grief and rage. Instead, the results are even worse as Kaede orders the house burnt to the ground, and Maya has to flee...