The night smelled of smoke and tears, and the crackling of the burning building could be smelt for miles even for the humans. Long golden hair swayed in the breeze as the young sorceress demon sat praying, tears dripping off her chin as she sat waiting for her lady to reach the top of the hill with her burden. She knew that her mate's father had died and that her mate would never admit how much he would be hurt, by both his father's demise and by her betrayal.

In all but a second she heard the cries of a new born and she smiled knowing that lady Izayoi was close. Whipping the oozing tears from her eyes and to preserve what little dignity she had left she stood and stiffened her poise ready to defend. A low grumble from behind her reminded her that she had borrowed a very important steed from her mate's stables. Ah and Un were standing behind her with long solaced laced expressions. They were far from dumb creatures and knew that after that night they were never going to see her or the new member of the pack.

Hinata took a deep breath and combed her fingers threw her waste length pony tail flipping it back over her shoulder, and strode forward. "Lady Izayoi I am here to help my lord would have wanted his pup to be raised around at least one demon. Though I am sure he would have wanted to be that demon, but as of now that cannot be helped. There are clothes for you to change into. In the saddle bag hurry now we do not have much time." She explained

Izayoi to stun to respond just nodded and looked down at her new arrival. Hinata sighed and held out her arms. "Let me, my lady, you will be safe even so." Reluctantly the scared new mother handed her burden to her new companion. As she rummaged through the saddle bag to retrieve new clothes Hinata held her hand above the infants face and released her magic. A glow a green and blue dance above the crying infant for only a moment before he quieted and began to watch balls of energy dance. Lifting and swaying her wrist creating different swirls of energy while at the same time weaving a very special spell to help the child grow up normally even just for a few years. It would not change his appurtenance only slow his growth so that it would not pain him. He was after all not full demon.

Life was not pleasant to those of difference. Hinata knew this because she was the rarest demon known to existence. She knew what it would take to protect her wards, into the mountains to live alone until the child was out of danger from everyone including his own family. She stared into his now focused face. She smiled and shifted his tiny form closer to herself knowing that all dog demons including hanyou babies, and she had lived long enough in the inu community to know what an inu needed. She would help her deceased father in law's mate to learn this.

A rustling noise came from two directions one was further away than the other. She took the quieted knew baby to his mother and put them on the two headed and gave the animal the order to move. "I will follow shortly. You will be safe where he is taking you." She explained as she watched them move away from her. Izayoi nodded and held her child closer to her.

Hinata turned back towards the fire and knelt to her knew. Drawing upon her magic she stretched out her conscious and felt around the building searching without hope that maybe someone was alive. Her mate could feel her magic and she knew it because he flared his youki just slightly to let her know he was there.

Taking a deep breath to conceal her fear of what must be said she look to the side. He was standing there glowing like a god. Dressed in his armor that covered his white hoari and hakamas. His face was altogether unpleasant.

Steading her resolve she spoke first as to cut him off from his rage. She knew that he could smell the pup and the smoke. That gave away everything and she know she would have to use magic as well as take detours to dissuade him from following. "You should not take your anger out on the child, it was not his fault. Nor was it his mothers. You should know that you're... our fathers death was that of his own making. Just as it would have been of yours if you were in his situation." she glared at him with as much strengthen she could muster.

"Even so." he responded with a dead monotone. "You have betrayed him for filth of a human. He must not have made much difference on you." as he paused she could see and feel a flash of pain. "Nor have I and now I see what your kind has done to the great demons of the world and why I was warned so before we mated."

A ball of agony swelled in her throat giving her no way to retort to his verbal lashing. With no time to respond he turned from her and walked away from her in the direction of the flames. She knew that even if he looked like he was walking away he could still find her if he wanted and that with that she would still have to be careful when she returned to her wards.

The wind pushed at her hair as she took a few steps back before turning on the ball of her foot and bolting in the complete opposite direction of izayoi and to the child she would call her nephew. She knew that it was the only way to protect them, she hoped.

He sat and watched the flames as his anger burned brighter. How they could do this to him, he thought as he felt his one and only love, his mate retreat from him. He would not follow her and as much as he wanted to he would not follow Ah Uns sent that lead up and into the mountains. He would not kill innocents as much as he wanted to wring the life from the women who caused this disaster, he would not.

He watched the flames burn down and the smell of burning flesh dissipate. He knew there would be nothing left of any human with as hot as the blaze had gotten. The wood from the building would fair not much better. In the middle of the far building where he presumed was the birthing rooms he could see a form, a body that laid against what was a wall. Still as stone and yet still looked triumphant.

He could take no more. Sesshomaru looked to the sky as a ball of light enveloped him and he took off. He had some affairs to take care of the first of which would be that damn dragon.