At her confused look, he shifted his eyes toward Sesshoumaru.
"You? This village is yours?"
The man cut in on his behalf.
"Indeed. Lord Sesshoumaru has protected this village for years. Where it not for him, we would have been overthrown by bandits long ago."
She stared at Sesshoumaru in disbelief. 'You doubted This One?' his look seemed to say.
"My Lord has taken it upon himself to see that we are quite comfortable, I might add. We are incredibly grateful to him," he gushed.
"He takes every measure to care for that which is his. Youre a lucky woman.