Outside the horse stalls, Kaede and Inuyasha watched Rin with her foal. She, Ake, and the dam were getting better acquainted and they didn't want to intrude.
"Tis a fine colt," Kaede remarked. "Tell me, Inuyasha. How did ye pull this off?"
"Whaddya mean? Keh!" he spat. "I ain't steal him or nothing if that's what you're wondering."
"Look at him," Rin called out suddenly. "He's so hungry! Drink lots, Ake."
"What did ye give the breeder in exchange?"
"My goddamned back, that's what." Inuyasha held out his hands, showing the old miko his splinters and cuts. Three of his claws were missing. "'Said he wanted two barns and a new fence. Can you believe that?"
Nodding with approval, Kaede turned her attention back to Rin. "A fine thing ye did for her, a fine thing…"