The sun was hours away from rising, and although the sky was still dark, one or two of the stars were fading. The first sign of the coming dawn.
Everyone in the encampment was sleeping soundly. Even the inu-hanyou had relaxed enough to drift off, not worried about demon attacks, safe as they were within the monk's barrier that encircled the clearing that they occupied.
Unbeknownst to the group, a pair of slitted, ice-blue eyes watched silently from the forest outside the protective ring.
The eyes closed and a smooth feminine laugh stirred the leaves of a low-hanging branch, "Your hardships have only just begun…..Hanyou".
Heya, Mika-chan here! Sorry about the shortness of this chapter. hope you like it. Read and Review