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Kagome briefly eyed the small fan that was softly whirring in the window; wishing it would better circulate the air in the room before turning her attention back onto the man on the phone. "Was there a reason the contract specified for males or can we get away with it just this once?"

For his part, the male on the other end of the line growling lowly in his throat, the noise telling of just how heartily displeased he was. "The clause of only dealing with the males of your family is old; as old as the contract itself. I'm not particularly keen on going back on my word; even talking to you now is pushing it."

She sighed, leaning forward rest her forehand in her palm that was propped up on the end of her desk. "I'm almost out of some very important herbs, -ones that we use to heal Youkai and not just mortals- and I don't have time to call my brother back from college to go as a stand in." she paused, figuring he'd need to know if she was to convince him to continue speaking to her. "Since grandpa passed, I'm really the only one running the shrine; there's no one else who can go."

The wolf on the other end of the line snarled something unintelligible.

"Catch the next train coming out; I'll meet you myself with two of my most trusted pack-mates at the station, Priestess." Kagome began to smile, mouth opening to profusely thank him when he continued on. "Pack enough supplies for a week long hiking trip; we'll provide the food and water. If we're going to do this, I've some ground rules to lay down."

"Alright?" she replied, feeling slightly uneasy.

"You stay with one of us at all times; you'll have privacy, but you are under no circumstances to go off on your own. You're also not to use your Reiki unless it is a life or death situation, am I understood?"

"I get the feeling this is to be more dangerous than Grandpa let on."

The man laughed humorlessly. "Priests are allowed on the reserve, mainly because in terms of spiritual users, they are normally the weaker of the sexes, but all sorts of wild demons live out where we're going, little Ms. Higurashi, and to them you'll look like a tasty treat. Just the idea of a Miko on our lands will have them coming after you, to prevent anything you might do."

Note: Afternoon everyone! Today's been wonderful, at least on my end of the monitor; I woke up and had my morning tea via skype with my best-friend/the-love-of-my-life I'm soon to move in with while she made to get ready for work, Got some things done around the house, played with Calsifer (my adorable tabby tom-cat) and am soon to begin writing more!