Renee Nielsen

After much struggling and suffering, Amelia's group are finally being received. The fight for Kyle's acquittal continues. The promise of freedom is tantalising... There is still a high risk involved with every step forward they take, however. New evidence surfaces to support and explain the recent events, but Yuuki and Kyle are nonetheless troubled by the uncertainty of the future that lies ahead. In the midst of it all, Kyle deals with a revelation of his own. It ought to bring joy, but the trails of grief left in its wake only bring a shattering sense of betrayal. Meanwhile, with numbers dwindling and time running out, it's not long before the last remaining members of a certain group of individuals each start going about things in their own way...

The story of the 12-Tau Ninao Kidnapping Incident that rendered Yuuki Takahashi with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and impacted the course of the story onwards. At a law office in the district of Ninao, the Youth Rehabilitation Trustis finally established. For Yuuki Takahashi and friend, lawyer and judge Timothy Harrison, 5th June is marked as a day of achievement.That is, until Yuuki is kidnapped and goes missing.Timothy and his son, Joshua, narrowly escape their own kidnapping.While the Harrison family deal with the immediate implications, search efforts find nothing.Finally, three days later, Yuuki is found locked in an old garden shed in rural Ninao. In the wake of his rescue, the Harrisons try to keep their family - and Yuuki - together. But trauma of the incident leaves Yuuki in particular struggling, and forced to face the bewildering question accompanying it: "how do you live in the aftermath?"

The truth behind Kyle's case has had great impacts on the lives of those who unearthed it, and now the Kingdom of Arkala is due to feel them too. But Amelia's authority has yet to be recognised, leaving the group stranded and without the assured safety they'd hoped for. While they navigate these challenges, Yuuki suffers the consequences of taking on Kyle's case investigation. In a state of restless unease, he finds himself questioning if there might have been another reason behind his kidnapping at Ninao a year ago. Kyle begins a seemingly futile attempt at finding answers, hoping to help Yuuki find closure and prove that he's worth all it cost Yuuki to save him. The search soon reveals major threats may be closer to home than anticipated.

When seventeen-year-old Kyle Kindall is imprisoned despite pleading not guilty, the judge - suspecting Kyle may have been poorly represented at the trial - assigns a trusted friend to find more evidence that may support Kyle's story.But Yuuki Takahashi is already dealing with a lot of stress in his life when Timothy, the judge, approaches him. After an incident a year ago rendered him with PTSD, he's at war with himself as to whether or not he should take on Kindall's case. However, it's not just his health at stake here; it's Kyle freedom as well. Why would anyone still insist they aren't guilty even when everyone and everything else suggests otherwise?Yuuki can't help but feel that something isn't right and he's determined to find out why.