I am currently reading The Twelve Kingdoms : Skies of Dawn by Fuyumi Ono. This is the fourth and last book of the Twelve Kingdoms series. This book draws you in with three main characters. Yoko, the star of the first book, returns. She is now the King of Kei (yes, all leaders are "kings", even if they're female...).

In the book, two new main characters are introduced, Shoukei and Suzu.

Shoukei is the former princess of Kei, and her parents were murdered by Kei's governer. She hates Yoko because she is now living the life she should have had.

Suzu, on the other hand, adores Yoko.They've never met, but they are both kaikyaku, people who magically and unintentionally cross the Void Sea from Japan to the Twelve Kingdoms. She believes that, since they've both been through the hatred of civilians, Yoko will pity her and punish Riyou for causing her emotional harm.

I think that once Suzu actually meets Yoko, she will be upset because Yoko may not be the kind of person she expected her to be. Then, for Shoukei, she will meet Yoko and she will realize she was wrong about her.