This volume felt like it was out of order to me, since the storyline follows a different order in the anime. It seemed like there was a lot of action in the beginning, and then the action sort of fizzled out in the following chapters. It was also very serious and dark in the beginning, and lighthearted and silly at the end, which felt backwards.

I just adore Kyo! He has so much rage, and we finally find out some of his secrets in this volume. He starts to find out that in order to heal, sometimes you have to cut open the wound again to clean it out. It's a tough time for him, but he's lucky to have Tohru around to support and encourage him!

Yuki is also making strides towards becoming a better person, opening his heart to those around him. He goes to visit his brother's clothing shop, and finds that it is not quite what he expected! But as always, Yuki has Tohru to pull him through and inspire him!

Tohru always seems to know exactly the right thing to say to show compassion and heal the specific hurts that people have. I think it's because she has a good imagination that allows her to place herself in that person's shoes and empathize with their pain.

Lots of character development in this volume!