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Honnō-ji. Edo. Pompeii. Where will you go?

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Honnōji — A Light at Dawn

Sayo set out to deliver a repaired box. At dawn in Kyoto, she takes a lost child’s hand.

Sayo, Jin, the townspeople, the modern guides and their dialogue are fictional. The sequence of historical events follows the sources below. Buildings and battle scenes are interpretations, not exact reconstructions. Original artwork and lettering are in Japanese. Historical account and sources

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Story1 / 28The commissioned box

The commissioned box

1 / 28 · The commissioned box
Sayo and the carpenter Jin inspect a wooden box in their Kyoto workshop.
2 / 28 · The commissioned box
The lid catches on a raised corner. Jin helps Sayo find the part to repair.
3 / 28 · The commissioned box
The lid closes, but is too tight to open. Jin asks Sayo to think about its owner.
4 / 28 · The commissioned box
Sayo opens the repaired box with one hand. Jin asks her to deliver it at dawn.

Before dawn

5 / 28 · Before dawn
Before dawn, Sayo borrows an oil lamp from Jin and leaves with the repaired box.
6 / 28 · Before dawn
Sayo steps into an alley as armed soldiers head towards Honnōji.

The escape

7 / 28 · The escape
Smoke rises from Honnōji. A child tries to run against the fleeing crowd.
8 / 28 · The escape
Sayo kneels beside the child, who points towards the place where he lost his father.
9 / 28 · The escape
Sayo leads the child through a smoky alley. Jin shows them a way around fallen goods.

The smoky lane

10 / 28 · The smoky lane
A fallen bucket blocks a door. Sayo and Jin work to clear the entrance.
11 / 28 · The smoky lane
They clear a path and help people leave. Sayo promises to help the child find his father.

Waiting for his father

12 / 28 · Waiting for his father
At the workshop, Jin asks a neighbour to carry a message. Sayo and the child wait by a lamp.
13 / 28 · Waiting for his father
The child’s father arrives with soot on his face and embraces his son.

Until the light is returned

14 / 28 · Until the light is returned
The father explains that neighbours showed him the way and thanks Sayo and Jin.
15 / 28 · Until the light is returned
Sayo notices the box she still needs to deliver. Jin tells her to rest until the streets are safe.
16 / 28 · Until the light is returned
In the morning light, father and son leave the workshop. Sayo returns Jin’s lamp.

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