A great roar was heard echoing throughout the western fortress, causing all of the servants and lesser youkai in the sorrounding valley to cower and hide from the
threat of the mighty inu. "Sesshomarusama!, Please understand we know you do not like this but this is the only way for us to unite the kingdoms against the rising
human threat. You must understand that this is the only way for the youkai people to survive, or the humans will surely wipe us out." Myouga the longtime western
vassal pleaded. " Silence you insolent fool!" Snarled the western lord. " Do you have any idea what you are forcing me to do. It has never before been done in all of
the history of youkai." " Please Sesshomarusama understand that your father tried to teach you that someone's race or tribe should not matter if that female is a great
potential mate in power as well as for gains in alliance." Stated Totusai, the ancient swordsmith. " YOU DARE TRY TO LECTURE ME!". Screamed the furious dog, " I am
your lord and master and yet here you two ignorant, cowardly excuses for vassals have somehow forced me to mate a filthy cat!. You two have tied my hands and
forced me into an abomination against very nature itself all because you two are afraid of dirty humans!" " Sesshomarusama! How can you say that is not Lady Rin
your ward not one of those dirty humans?", asked Myouga as he was barely containing himself from shaking like leaf stuck in the wind. " YOU WILL NOT BRING MY
WARD INTO THIS FILTHY PARASITE! She is the only exception of humanity this Sesshomaru will ever accept. The other humans who have gained even just a tiny shred
of this Sesshomaru's respect, such as my half brother's pack are merely tolerated." With that a deep growl shook the very study that the meeting was in. The wayward
vassals slowly started to back their way out of the study when the sickingenly smell of poison started to melt the floor as well as the beautiful imported European desk
that Touga brought to the fortress long ago. "Well the day is growing late my lord we must be going home." said the ancient sword smith. Sesshomaru snarled once
more and the two servants vanished from his sight. Both claws cut into the very desk as the proud inu started sweat and breathe rapidly trying to calm his beast
knowing it would dishonorable to slaughter two loyal vassals of his father. Looking up he noticed his most trusted general and second father Akira. The dog demon
had hair that was pitch black and was a little taller than Sesshomaru himself. He wore plated armor similar to that of Touga's and carried a strange western weapon
called an axe. He was told by his father that Akira gained it while trading with a being called an elf while trading with Europeans on the mainland. Akira having proved
himself long ago by how he had fought alongside Touga in the many battles and wars during Touga's reign. " Shoosh It's alright pup. It's alright I will be there for you
no matter what happens. Remember I told your father that I will always be there to watch over you." said Akira gently as he held Sesshomaru in the privacy of the
study. No one would ever see the Great Western Lord like this but him. Hell, if anyone else called the boy pup they would have signed their own death warrants. "It's
not fair!, I have so much of my life tied up in the politics of these blasted lands, that I have very few choices that are truly my own. Now the one thing that I thought
was truly my decision to make those blasted fools take away from me!" Lamented the Lord. " Sess," another nickname that only he and Sesshomaru's mother would
get away with. "I understand that you have feelings about this and I do not like it either but as your main general I'm telling you this is our only chance of survival. Few
humans are like that of Rin and Inuyasha's companions. They hate us with a ferocity that I have never seen in all of my long years. Even Midoriko, the great priestess
did not hate youkai as these new zealots do. We must unite the two strongest tribes the panther and inu together to even have a chance against the raw numbers
the humans can field against us." "I know Akira I know I just wish she or I had our own choice I respected Touran as enemy and fellow warrior, but I do not know if I
can even think about mating her." The Great Lord finished his confession staring into the Silver eyes of his longtime friend and other father figure. Akira sighed as he
turned his gaze to the sunset out over the western lands from the study window, " Pup you and her will have to figure it out for the sake of us all." stated the the
general grimly.
~ Next up is how Touran takes the news of her impending mating.~