Usagi and Yukichi are still in the snowy mountaintops of Northern Japan, following Stan Sakais Usagi Yojimbo story arc, The Green Dragon. They are led to the hut of a strange woman hermit who allows them to spend the night. Meanwhile, the maniacal Jei and his familiar, Keiko, are on Usagis trail when they stumble upon a bandit lair and subdue the band of cutthroats and thieves. A new story starring Usagi Yojimbo and the new character, his cousin, Yukichi! Follows directly after the story The Green Dragon.