The rag-tag group consisting of a stoic demon lord, a toad demon, a two-headed dragon, and a little human girl halted in their progress as a gold-haired woman stood ahead of them. She faced them, wearing a tight-lipped smile as she held a fan delicately in her hands. Rin awed at her, obviously impressed by her beauty, and Jaken's jaw dropped comically. Sesshōmaru remained unaffected.
"Oh great lord Sesshōmaru," she said in an airy, melodious voice. "I wish to be yours."
"I do not wish the same."
"But my lord," she cried in anguish. "You need me!"
"No, I don't."