San reached Moro and her cubs somewhere deep in the forest. They saw Eboshi, Jiko-Bou and their men busy with working. They were burning something, which made a horrible scent of smoke.
"What a terrible smell... it makes me sick." San said to Moro
"It is not normal smoke. They're trying to confuse our sense of smell." Moro said
"Eboshi is thereā¦and the weird monk that helped me and Ashitaka before! What's he doing here?" San said. Eboshi came closer and looked where they were hiding
"She knows we're here." San murmured
"Such an obvious trap." Moro said
"Trap?"
"She's trying to draw us from the forest. She must indeed have something big planned." Moro explained
"We must stop the boars! They've already started to move. This war isn't even needed!"
"Okkotonushi is no fool. Even though he knows it's futile, he intends to attack from the front. That is the pride of the boars. They will try and break through until the last boar falls." Moro said as some men cut down some trees
"They've started to cut the trees." San said
"That is but bait."
"Moro, I bid you farewell. I'm going to stop Okkotonushi and his warriors. I want to stop this war, or die trying." San said
"That is also fine." Moro said in a calm voice "I respect your decisions, my princess."
"I'd like you to call me San. Addressing me as a princess doesn't fit"
"San it is then. I wish you luck, San" Moro said and turned to her sons: "You go with San; I will stay by the Shishi-gami's side."
"Let's go!" San said and climbed on the back of another one of the cubs.
With them, San soon found the rampaging boars
"I came here to speak with Okkotonushi-sama. Could you tell me where he is?" San asked from one of the boars. A few of the squealed as an answer. San however understood and said: "Thank you!"
San soon reached Okkotonushi.
"Okkotonushi-sama, please stop this! It's no use fighting humans! You'll all die"
"My young princess. You came?"
"Yes, but not to fight. Please, turn back and stop this hatred!" San begged
"It's too late, my princess. I may die, but at least I die a honorable death"
"Okkotonushi-sama!" San screamed, but Okkotonushi only ran more ahead. The young mountain dogs tried to reach him with San, but then suddenly, San saw humans, then a bright light. After that, she was no longer had idea what happened.
